Mexico at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history
Mexico is poised to take its place in footballing folklore as the first country to host three editions of the FIFA World Cup™, as it prepares to welcome next year’s showpiece event alongside Canada and the USA. One of the tournament’s regular fixtures, El Tricolor are gearing up for their 18th campaign at the global extravaganza. Their […]
World Cup 2026 coaches who graced the finals as players
Several of the coaches set to lead nations at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ have experience of competing at the tournament as players. Of the 42 qualified teams to date, 16 have coaches who have performed on the field at the finals. Below, we list all those men and highlight their achievements on football’s greatest […]
Fastest goals by substitutes in World Cup history
1st) Richard Morales – 16 seconds 2nd) Ebbe Sand – 21 seconds 3rd) Marcin Zewlakow – 59 seconds 4th) Randal Kolo Muani – 65 seconds 5th) Roger Milla – 83 seconds 6th) Artem Dzyuba – 88 seconds 7th) Marcus Rashford – 91 seconds 8th) Leroy Fer – 95 seconds 9th) Julian Green – 99 seconds […]
Burley: I’m fed up dining as Scotland’s last World Cup scorer
Craig Burley is eager for his reign as the ‘Last King of Scotland’ to finally come to an end. The former Chelsea and Celtic midfielder scored Scotland’s last goal at a FIFA World Cup™, almost 28 years ago, during a 1-1 draw against Norway in the group stage of France 1998. Following Scotland’s qualification for […]
Canada at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history
Canada will feature at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ as co-hosts, alongside Mexico and the USA, with the nation set to grace FIFA’s flagship tournament for a third time. Les Rouges’ previous two World Cup campaigns came in Mexico in 1986 and at Qatar 2022™. Under the tutelage of American coach Jesse Marsch and buoyed by the backing […]
Crepeau and St. Clair seek fresh starts in Florida
Maxime Crepeau’s battle with Dayne St. Clair to claim Canada’s starting spot in goal at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ is poised to heat up in the Florida sunshine over the coming months. This week, St. Clair teamed up with global icons Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez at reigning Major League Soccer (MLS) champions Inter […]
Balogun: No USA player feels their place is guaranteed
USA will face familiar foes at the FIFA World Cup 2026™, having been drawn against Australia and Paraguay, two teams they played — and defeated — in recent months. The favourites to emerge from UEFA Play-Off C for the fourth place in Group D, meanwhile, are Türkiye, whom Mauricio Pochettino’s men met in June. This sense […]
Predict Madrid derby and more thrilling fixtures to win Play Zone points
For players looking to kickstart 2026 with a boost to their Play Zone points tally, there’s no better place to begin than locking in your predictions for the first Fives gameweek of the year. With Supercopa de España semi-finals and top of the table clashes in the Premier League and WSL to predict, it’s time […]
The 22 teams still fighting for spots
As the new year begins, the excitement for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ grows stronger. The results of the Final Draw last month in Washington DC whetted the appetite for football fans everywhere, but there are still six spots to be decided. In March, 22 teams will hope to be one of the last six […]
Bayern sensation Karl pressing Germany claims
On matchday six in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, the Bayern Munich fanbase arose to applaud a player who had just become the youngest in the history of the competition to score in three consecutive matches. At just 17 years of age, Lennart Karl has already won over the Bayern faithful and […]