[VOVWORLD] - Lionel Messi continued to make history on Wednesday, becoming the first player ever to appear in 6 FIFA World Cups.

[VOVWORLD] - France began its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 3–1 victory over Senegal at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey Wednesday morning, with captain Kylian Mbappé scoring twice.

[VOVWORLD] - Tunisia sacked their head coach, Sabri Lamouchi, on Monday after a 5-1 defeat by Sweden in their first game at the World Cup tournament.

[VOVWORLD] - Cape Verde produced the biggest upset of the World Cup 2026 so far by holding reigning European champions Spain to a goalless draw in their tournament debut. In Group H, Spain were held to a 0-0 draw by Cape Verde at Atlanta Stadium in the US.

[VOVWORLD] - Fans in Houston were thrilled to welcome a special German football fan, Jakob Alberti, who has cycled more than 26,000 kilometers to the US to cheer on his national team.

[VOVWORLD] - The 2026 World Cup is highly anticipated as the largest football tournament in history, with 48 teams participating for the first time. It could also be the stage on which some long-standing records will be shattered. With 104 matches this time, a number of team and individual tournament records are on the verge of being rewritten.

[VOVWORLD] - The 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals is an unprecedented historic event. This year the tournament is being co-hosted for the first time by 3 nations – Mexico, Canada, and the US, with 3 separate opening ceremonies kicking off a tournament that features 48 national teams.

[VOVWORLD] - The German national team had a brilliant opening match in Group E of the 2026 World Cup, defeating Curacao 7-1.

[VOVWORLD] - Brazil was held to a 1-1 draw by Morocco in their opening Group C match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

[VOVWORLD] - Qatar pulled off a major upset on Sunday by earning their first-ever FIFA World Cup point, holding Switzerland to an 1-1 draw in their opening Group B match with a stoppage-time equalizer.