World Cup

The 2034 tournament will be the first 48-team World Cup to be played in a single country after Saudi Arabia was named the host on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia’s growing influence and massive spending in global sports ahead of being confirmed by FIFA as the 2034 World Cup host was detailed on Monday in a report.

The city of Dallas could be a step closer to landing a key piece of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Lionel Messi played his last game for club and country of 2024 following Argentina’s 1-0 win vs. Peru Tuesday in World Cup qualifying action.

Green Bay, San Antonio and Salt Lake City, among others, are possible locations for team training camps for the 2026 World Cup.

FIFA and the Saudi bidding team for the World Cup have declined to comment on human rights questions ahead of a July filing of the official bid book.

The 50-year-old Marsch takes over Canada ahead of the Copa América and has a contract through the 2026 World Cup.

Diego Maradona received the award at the Lido cabaret on the Champs-Élysées in 1986. It subsequently disappeared, giving rise to rumors.

The Argentine Football Association did not give a cause of death, though local media reports said Menotti was admitted to a clinic in March with severe anemia.

With the U.S. and Mexico hoping to host a future Women’s World Cup, a South American and joint European bid are in the running for the 2027 edition.

The North Central Texas Council of Governments will get an update on the FIFA plan for 2026. NBC 5’s Ben Russell has the details. 

The North Central Texas Council of Governments will get an update on the FIFA plan for 2026. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details. 

By now you’ve heard the World Cup is coming to North Texas in two years and that Arlington will host nine matches at AT&T Stadium.

We now know nine World Cup matches will occur in North Texas in two years. But within yesterday’s highly-anticipated announcement was another fact that has people talking. AT&T Stadium will be temporarily renamed for the World Cup, and as NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans shows, it’s a name that does not sit right with some.

Arlington’s AT&T Stadium will be renamed Dallas Stadium during the 2026 World Cup. Here’s why.

Dallas was named one of 16 host cities for the 2026 World Cup back in June 2022. Though Arlington’s AT&T Stadium was rumored as the favorite to host the final, that honor went to New York/New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.

The preparations are underway! FC Dallas co-owner Dan Hunt and Dallas Sports Commission executive director Monica Paul talk about what comes next, the day after North Texas is awarded nine matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

FIFA announced the dates and venues for all 104 matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here is a look at when games will be played at each stadium.

North Texas will host more matches in 2026 than any other city in the country, but the final match won’t be one of them. NBC 5’s Larry Collins had the details.

The World Cup Final won’t be played at AT&T Stadium, but North Texas will host the most matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including nine games, five of which could be do or die. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has more.