The country is ready to blow away decades of dashed hopes and celebrate, with marching bands and all-night parties
Scotland is leaning into one its most treasured traditions: embracing the hope and anxiety of a football World Cup, with a healthy dose of self-deprecating style.
There are brash new tartans, an Edinburgh bar offering free Irn-Bru-infused “fiery ginger” beers for patrons with red hair, a collaboration between Scottish whisky firms and a Brazilian distiller, and all-night parties in nightclubs repurposed as fanzones.
After a pre-tournament camp in Florida England have established their World Cup base in Kansas City, alongside the likes of reigning champions Argentina
Cristiano Ronaldo is on an unfinished mission - FIFA World Cup glory. While he is busy with the Portuguese team, his former teammate Alvaro Morata - with whom he played at Real Madrid - has heaped...
Tim Ream was originally yellow-carded by Dutch referee Danny Makkelie for appearing to have brought down Paraguay captain Miguel Almiron during the second half.
The boy who supported Fenerbahce played for them before a dream move to Real Madrid aged 18. Now the incredibly talented and hugely popular 21-year-old carries the weight of a nation at the World Cup
Steve Clarke is compiling a case to be Scotland’s greatest ever manager after guiding them to a third major tournament in six years – but the country has still gone three decades without a win on the big stage
Brazil’s iconic shirt is no longer the must have fashion item for a World Cup as Carlo Ancelotti’s ageing core struggle to match identity of joga bonito
While Ancelotti appears to be the right man to get the best out of a seasoned Brazil squad, its wider deficiencies may be too much to overcome as the Selecao search for a sixth star
The maiden FIFA World Cup in Canada started on Friday with a star-studded second opening ceremony ahead of the Group B match between co-hosts Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto.
England's preparations for the World Cup in the United States suffered an unexpected setback after several pairs of players' boots, training equipment and official match balls were stolen before the...
FIFA on Friday blamed the empty seats during the World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic in Guadalajara on fans who watched from the concourses.
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