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The governing body of world soccer estimates that the competition will increase global GDP by $41 billion. However, analysts disagree with that figure and point out that the big winner will be Gianni Infantino 

One of the country’s most neglected provinces and home to a majority Afro-descendant population is the leading source of national team players, including Hincapié and Pacho

The Mexican national García debuts as a center referee as part of a group of six CONCACAF officials who consolidate the female presence that began in Qatar 2022

Forty years ago, on June 22, 1986, self‑taught Mexican photographer Alejandro Ojeda Carbajal achieved a world scoop: the shot confirming Argentina’s opening goal was scored with the iconic player’s fist

While the nation awaits the Supreme Court’s imminent decision on the future of birthright citizenship, which the president wants to eliminate, the U.S. team’s top scorer at the World Cup can only play for the country thanks to that right

The game was suspended for two hours due to storm threats, with Dembélé adding the third goal

Spain’s 18-year-old soccer star reflects on his journey from Rocafonda, the importance of being confident and the sacrifices behind his success

The subversive Indigenous organization had a marked passion for the game and dreamed of staging big matches, one of them against Inter Milan, an attempt that failed. There was, however, a match in 1999 between the Zapatistas and a team of veteran Mexico internationals

EL PAÍS’s statistical model predicts that Spain is the favorite but the 2010 champion only wins one out of every six times on our simulator. Check out our updated odds for each team

Crowds gathered in the capital, Dhaka, to watch the Albiceleste’s opening World Cup match

Civil rights organizations warn that visa problems for players and officials and fans’ fears of possible stadium raids are hurting the tournament experience

The videos Eduardo Horcasitas shares on social media about the reality of agricultural work have attracted the interest of thousands of people

The Albiceleste open against Algeria with the challenge of emulating Brazil in 1962, the last team to win back-to-back titles in an era when soccer was played without cards or substitutions

The Argentine, who against Algeria can beat Cristiano Ronaldo to the record of being the first player to have played in six World Cups, maintained the suspense until the last minute

The L.A. neighborhood, a meeting point for its large Persian community, receives the national team uncomfortably as it makes its debut against New Zealand

On the streets of the famous New York neighborhood that boiled over after the 2006 title, there is hardly any sign of the ‘azzurra’

Rhode Island’s capital leverages its proximity to Boston to host thousands of Scottish and Cape Verdean fans as an affordable alternative to sky-high costs

At the White House it is believed the US can win the World Cup. To ensure that this is not mere fantasy, much remains to be done

Mauricio Pochettino’s side, including 12 Black players and three Latinos, opens against Paraguay at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, whose employees can strike if ICE deploys there

The US men’s national coach reflects on his mission to lead the World Cup host in turbulent times

Host nation Mexico faces South Africa in the opener of a World Cup marked by geopolitical tension, extreme weather, and long transfers between games

The mixed martial arts event promoted by the president has raised questions about potential conflicts of interest, restrictions on the press, and a legal battle over the use of public spaces

The buildings surrounding Wrigley Field have become a highly lucrative tourist attraction against their owners’ will. After half a century of litigation, it appears the club now has the upper hand

Negotiations between the Interior and Education secretariats have failed to settle the CNTE marches and those of families of the disappeared in Mexico City

FIFA’s aim, in the largest and most commercialized World Cup in history, is for soccer to take root definitively in the United States, a market of 350 million people

New regulations from the Trump administration require these individuals to apply for a visa that allows them to work legally in the country