Bergkamp on World Cup memories, Argentina goal and 2026 hopes
Renowned for his elegance, subtlety and ability to score extraordinary goals, Dennis Bergkamp may have never lifted the FIFA World Cup™ trophy, but he went down in its pantheon of greats. The wizard scored six goals in 12 matches, including one of the greatest in football history. Few players embody Dutch football of the 1990s […]
Korea Republic at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history
The FIFA World Cup 2026™, the first to feature 48 nations, will be Korea Republic’s 12th appearance at the finals and their 11th consecutive participation since 1986. The team is currently led by Hong Myungbo, who throughout the course of his career has experienced the tournament as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. At […]
Deschamps’ selection dilemma
As French author Andre Gide famously suggested well over a century ago, when it comes to making decisions, you simply cannot please everyone. This is the reality that Didier Deschamps will have to wrestle with over the coming months in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup 2026™. When shaping his frontline, the former midfielder […]
Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history
Ecuador are set to appear at their fifth FIFA World Cup™ and their second in a row, having featured at Qatar 2022™. Led by a host of young stars, the Ecuadorians finished in second place in the South American qualifiers, just behind world champions and table-toppers Argentina. Their performances in the South American preliminaries were enough […]
Freese: My goal is to be the USA starter
After a meteoric rise in 2025, USA goalkeeper Matt Freese isn’t shy about his ambitions to take another massive leap forwards this year. The New York City FC stopper has set his sights on not only starting for the Stars and Stripes at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ but also winning the tournament in New […]
26 Superstars: Lionel Messi
They call him ‘The Atomic Flea’. His achievements on Earth have been completely cosmic. Lionel Messi, they said, completed football when he raised the FIFA World Cup™ trophy to the skies in 2022. Yet he’s still going. So, too, is the questioning, from fellow gods of the game, over whether Messi is man or Martian. […]
Butler on Bangladesh’s big strides and Asian Cup ambitions
When Bangladesh step on to the pitch at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 in March, history will truly have been made. For the first time, the Bangladesh women’s national team will compete in Asia’s most prestigious women’s tournament – a significant milestone that also gives them an opportunity to qualify for the FIFA Women’s […]
Millar: Marsch helped me through a tough period in my life
Canada winger Liam Millar has set his sights on the FIFA World Cup 2026™ with a newfound spring in his step after bouncing back from a devastating ACL injury. In October 2024, the Hull City star suffered the crippling blow which took a gruelling 11 months — both physically and mentally — to recover from. […]
Lingr: Czechia are going all in
Ondrej Lingr was not even seven years old when his country last appeared in the FIFA World Cup™. The memories of Germany 2006 are faint, but it still provides ammunition when he playfully teases club coach Ben Olsen, who was on the USA team that were soundly defeated 3-0 by Czech Republic 20 years ago. […]
Deschamps’ selection dilemma
As French author Andre Gide famously suggested well over a century ago, when it comes to making decisions, you simply cannot please everyone. This is the reality that Didier Deschamps will have to wrestle with over the coming months in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup 2026™. When shaping his frontline, the former midfielder […]