FIFA World Cup 2026
Groups, fixtures, ESPN news, and World Cup history — all in one place.
2026 FIFA World Cup · Thu, 11 Jun 2026 – Thu, 31 Dec 2026
World Cup 2026 Live TV
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World Cup Briefings
Paraphrased headlines from ESPN — tap for full stories
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Montella says Australia defeat gives Türkiye 'more motivation'
Montella says Australia defeat gives Türkiye 'more motivation'.
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World Cup VAR review: FIFA tech stops working in Qatar vs. Switzerland
For the competition, we are taking a look at the major incidents to examine and explain the process in terms of both VAR protocol and the laws of the fixture.
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'Delighted' Popovic eyes U.S. after famous Türkiye upset
Tony Popovic has emphasised that the Socceroos will need to recover both physically and emotionally after their 2-0 victory over Türkiye on Saturday evening,…
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FIFA blames 'technical outage' for World Cup VAR controversy in Qatar vs. Switzerland
FIFA have confirmed that a (technical outage) meant that VAR's semi-automated offside technology was not able to be used for the controversial call that led to…
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Scotland 'deserved adulation from crowd' after World Cup victory - James McFadden
James McFadden insisted Scotland deserved the (absolutely tremendous) scenes after they ground out their first World Cup victory in 36 years over Haiti.
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Popovic: Turkey victory a 'special night for the Socceroos'
Popovic: Turkey victory a 'special night for the Socceroos'.
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World Cup Daily LIVE: Germany fan cycles over 26,000km to get to Houston
Enjoy all the action from Sunday's World Cup matches, with features, news, video analysis and color from around the competition.
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'It was amazing': Patrick Beach repays Popovic's faith in victory over Türkiye
Informed that he would be the surprise starter in Australia's FIFA World Cup opening 2-0 victory over Türkiye (a couple of days ago), Patrick Beach has paid…
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Nico O'Reilly on England World Cup opener: We must show Croatia 'what we're made of'
Nico O'Reilly has stated that England must show Croatia what they are “made of” when they start their World Cup campaign in Group L.
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Patrick Beach stars in FIFA World Cup debut
Patrick Beach got the nod ahead of Socceroos captain Mat Ryan, and made it count with eight saves and a clean sheet.
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2026 FIFA World Cup fixture schedule: Fixtures, results, features
Check out all the fixtures, features and results for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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Arise Irankunda: Australia has new prince as Socceroos shock Türkiye
Just as Tim Cahill did two decades ago, Nestory Irankunda has lifted the Socceroos to a famous victory -- before giving the corner flag a left-right of his own.
Past Champions
| Year | Host | Winner | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Qatar | Argentina | 3–3 (4–2 pens) |
| 2018 | Russia | France | 4–2 |
| 2014 | Brazil | Germany | 1–0 |
| 2010 | South Africa | Spain | 1–0 |
| 2006 | Germany | Italy | 1–1 (5–3 pens) |
| 2002 | Japan / South Korea | Brazil | 2–0 |
| 1998 | France | France | 3–0 |
| 1994 | United States | Brazil | 0–0 (3–2 pens) |
| 1990 | Italy | West Germany | 1–0 |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina | 3–2 |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy | 3–1 |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina | 3–1 |
| 1974 | West Germany | West Germany | 2–1 |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil | 4–1 |
| 1966 | England | England | 4–2 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil | 5–2 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | West Germany | 3–2 |
| 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay | 2–1 |
| 1938 | France | Italy | 4–2 |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy | 2–1 |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay | 4–2 |
Tournament Archive
2026 FIFA World Cup
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 – Thu, 31 Dec 2026
2022 FIFA World Cup
Sun, 20 Nov 2022 – Mon, 19 Dec 2022
Champion: Argentina
2018 FIFA World Cup
Fri, 1 Jun 2018 – Wed, 1 Aug 2018
Champion: France
2014 FIFA World Cup
Thu, 12 Jun 2014 – Thu, 14 Aug 2014
Champion: Germany
2010 FIFA World Cup
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 – Sun, 1 Aug 2010
Champion: Spain
2006 FIFA World Cup
Thu, 1 Jun 2006 – Mon, 24 Jul 2006
Champion: Italy
2002 FIFA World Cup
Thu, 23 May 2002 – Mon, 1 Jul 2002
Champion: Brazil
1998 FIFA World Cup
Mon, 1 Jun 1998 – Thu, 23 May 2002
Champion: France
1994 FIFA World Cup
Wed, 1 Jun 1994 – Mon, 1 Jun 1998
Champion: Brazil
1990 FIFA World Cup
Fri, 1 Jun 1990 – Wed, 1 Jun 1994
Champion: West Germany
World Cup - Mexico 1986
Thu, 1 May 1986 – Fri, 1 Jun 1990
Champion: Argentina
World Cup - Spain 1982
Tue, 1 Jun 1982 – Thu, 1 May 1986
Champion: Italy