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Kylian Mbappe passed Pele and Lionel Messi on the World Cup goal-scoring list and moved into first in the record books for France's national team.

Kylian Mbappe scored his 13th World Cup goal on Tuesday, one more than Pele, to move the France forward into a tie for the fourth most in tournament history.

Although the cheers are still ringing in the Americans' ears after their impressive World Cup-opening victory, this U.S. team says it's prepared for the physical and mental challenges of the weeks ahead - including what's likely to be a physical ...

Although the cheers are still ringing in the Americans' ears after their impressive World Cup-opening victory, this U.S. team says it's prepared for the physical and mental challenges of the weeks ahead - including what's likely to be a physical ...

The coach of Iran's World Cup team said it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday night.

Doubts over Neymar's debut at the World Cup continued Monday after the Brazil forward underwent new tests on his injured right leg.

U.S. forward Christian Pulisic trained on his own during practice Monday while he rehabilitates a calf injury that limited him to one half of action in the Americans' opening World Cup victory last week.

Tiny Cape Verde has been impressive early in its World Cup debut, shutting out the heavily favored Spain in the first half of of their match.

In the shadow of Tennessee's Signal and Lookout mountains, 8-year-old Beckham has been balancing on a fence for more than three hours, gripping a handwritten note and waiting for Spain's national team to emerge.

It would have been unthinkable at the start of the 2022 World Cup to suggest Cristiano Ronaldo was anything other than the undisputed leader of the Portugal team.