Drawing on his years of soccer expertise, US President Donald Trump declared Folarin Balogun’s previous-round red card for stomping completely invalid, insisting it be immediately overturned.

Since 1930, FIFA has organized the World Cup, the biggest sports spectacle across the globe. The governing body is at the center of the beautiful game, focusing primarily on association football, beach soccer and futsal. Although its core purpose is to ...

However, long before the Trionda, FIFA had much more old-fashioned designed for game balls. The first World Cups featured hand-stitched leather balls that share as much of a resemblance with an American football than they do a modern-day soccer ball.

Explore USA's World Cup history, records and memorable moments. Follow their road to the tournament with the latest on their fixtures, group and coach.