The World Cup draw is a reminder of how "foreign football" became popular—and Trump's embrace of it, writes Andrés Martinez.

FIFA awarded President Donald Trump its inaugural Peace Prize, and Trump suggested soccer should be called football and the NFL should be renamed during the World Cup.

The US should 'come up with another name' for football because that term belongs to soccer, Trump says at World Cup draw, renewing historic debate.

Excitement filled San Francisco's Chase Center as soccer fans gathered for the World Cup draw, marking the countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosted by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Follow live coverage as teams are drawn for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer.

The United States is the Group D favorite following the draw for World Cup 2026. It's first-round opponents include Paraguay and Australia.

With eyes across the globe focused on 48 balls being plucked from four bowls, next year's World Cup came into focus Friday when a draw determined Argentina and Lionel Messi will start their title defense against Algeria and the U.

The United States Men’s National Team will play against Australia in the World Cup in Seattle as FIFA finalizes the teams and groups in the global event.

The news was unveiled in Manhattan at the 2025 U.S. Soccer Summit, at the outset of a women’s soccer panel hosted by U.S. women’s national team star Kelley O’Hara. The panel included Kang, U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone and University of North Carolina researcher Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan.

The comment occurred during the president's remarks at the ceremonial final draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Kennedy Center. The United States, Canada and Mexico will co-host the 2026 World Cup in June.

Along with Mexico and Canada, the United States is co-hosting a tournament it hopes will become a highly lucrative business. The goal is for soccer to definitively seduce the country with the world’s

As the world descends on the USA, Canada and Mexico, it's time to fire up the age-old debate of what to call the beautiful game