Iran is the only team arriving from a country effectively at war with one of the three hosts.

Rarely has a team arrived at a World Cup carrying so much political baggage than Iran. Until this week, the host nation, the United States, had been at war with the country. The team has faced visa problems.

Some fans and participants hoping to enter the United States for the World Cup have complained that restrictive immigration rules have presented a roadblock.

FIFA is building temporary natural-grass fields meant to play consistently across 16 stadiums in three countries

YouTube Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros kick off the show by reacting to Australia's shocking victory over Türkiye. With the Socceroos continuing to exceed expectations on the world's biggest stage,

That’s no doubt the thought, in one of the seven languages he speaks, coursing through Gianni Infantino’s head Wednesday as FIFA’s president met with the media in Mexico City on the eve of a World Cup with the largest field in history and, it seems, the largest number of problems.

Travel bans and other visa issues are creating problems for World Cup participants even before the whistle blows.

Anyone who has so much as glanced at the news or scrolled through social media will be aware of the problems plaguing the 2026 FIFA World Cup held in the US, Canada, and Mexico and set to get