See the latest results from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The 2026 World Cup group stage will really start to heat up beginning Thursday, June 18 as teams can start looking to secure spots in the knockout round.

Argentina begin their FIFA World Cup title defence against Algeria at the Arrowhead stadium in Kansas City, and you can follow all the action live on ESPN. Lionel Messi and co. have been in superlative form going into this World Cup and aim to become the first team since Brazil (1962) to defend a World Cup title.

Lionel Messi became the second player to score in five World Cups, giving defending champion Argentina an early 1-0 lead over Algeria on Tuesday night.

Making his record sixth appearance in the tournament, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner found a crease in the Algerian defense and easily beat goalkeeper Luca Zidane for his 14th World Cup goal, sendi...

As we do after every night of the World Cup, here are the three players on the podium for the best performances on Day 7 of the World Cup. More news: I’m American and Afraid to Admit It: England Can Win the World Cup Diaz has been in incredible form for German giant Bayern Munich,

Croatia have become something of a rival for the Three Lions in recent years and this match had a certain derby feel to it.

Kane's first spot kick was saved by Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, after an unusually tame attempt from the Englishman.

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé — two of the biggest stars in the world — combined for five goals on the same day in Match Day 6 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With his first career World Cup hat trick, Messi tied Miroslav Klose for the most goals in men's World Cup history with 16 while also setting the record as the oldest player (38) to record a hat trick,

Algerian defender Aissa Mandi hailed Lionel Messi after the Argentine's sensational performance on Wednesday.

The third goal carried historic weight.