Analysis
Cristiano Ronaldo at 41, the oldest goalscorer at the 2026 World Cup
Houston gave it away before the ball even moved. When Cristiano Ronaldo jogged out to warm up at NRG Stadium, the crowd treated him less like a player and more…
Gilberto Mora, the 17 year old Mexican teenager rewriting history
Gilberto Mora is 17 and already a Mexican soccer landmark. Inside the Tijuana prodigy’s record breaking rise and his star turn at the 2026 World Cup.
How Mauricio Pochettino transformed the USMNT in 12 months
Mauricio Pochettino inherited a U.S. team in crisis and turned it into a Group D winner at the 2026 World Cup. Here is how the rebuild happened.
How Cape Verde became the smallest nation to ever reach the World Cup knockout stage
Cape Verde just became the smallest nation by population to ever reach a men’s World Cup knockout round. Here is how an island of 525,000 people turned into the story…
The youngest and oldest World Cup goalscorers in History
From a 17 year old Pelé in 1958 to a 42 year old Roger Milla in 1994, the World Cup has crowned scorers at both ends of the age spectrum.…
The World Cup’s evolution from 13 to 48 teams
Soccer’s biggest stage has grown from a 13 team experiment in 1930 to a 48 team spectacle in 2026. Here is how the World Cup expanded across nine decades, and…
Ghana at world cup 2026 : searching a new begining
Ghana heads into its fifth FIFA World Cup with a mixture of ambition and uncertainty. After making African football history by reaching the quarterfinals in 2010, the Black Stars are…
DR Congo at world cup : the Leopard’s return after half of century away
Fifty-two years after their only World Cup appearance under the name Zaire in 1974, the Democratic Republic of Congo is finally back on football’s biggest stage. For decades, the DR…
Austria at World cup 2026 : Rangnick’s project comes of age
Absent from the World Cup since France 1998, Austria finally returns to football’s biggest stage with the ambition of confirming the promise it showed at Euro 2024. Under the guidance…
Portugal at the 2026 World Cup : Ronaldo’s last shot at the one prize missing
Portugal arrive at the 2026 World Cup as Nations League champions and genuine contenders, with Cristiano Ronaldo chasing the one trophy missing from his collection. Here is the squad, the…