Lionel Messi is one assist away from breaking the FIFA World Cup record, currently tied with Diego Maradona at eight.

Lionel Messi scored his 20th goal in the FIFA World Cups, his seven in the 2026 edition alone. Messi goal against Cabo Verde ...

Players who have experienced the ultimate football high describe what you need to score a last-gasp winner on the biggest ...

The World Cup has always been more than just an international tournament for Real Madrid, who have benefited from this event ...

ESPN's By The Numbers brings you best stats from the World Cup action on July 3.

Angel Di Maria managed to be one of the key players in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, he has not been included by head coach Lionel Scaloni in Argentina’s roster for the 2026 edition, making him a ...

When Lionel Messi made his debut for Argentina in August 2005, not many would have predicted the career he has gone on to have, though, such was his talent, one or two might have. On a hot afternoon ...

Deschamps won the World Cup with France in 2018 and they reached the final in 2022 Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images Few people know how to win the World Cup quite like Didier Deschamps. One of only ...

After two decades of dominance at the World Cup, Lionel Messi has proved himself to the Argentinean faithful. Now he has ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two legends inextricably linked, as they built a high-profile rivalry simply by having existed in the same era of football history. Could they face off at the ...

Kylian Mbappe is now the first teenager to score multiple goals in a World Cup knockout stage match since 1958. Sixty years ...