There is exactly a month until the start of the 2026 World Cup being hosted across North America. The tournament news agenda continues to be dominated by the costs facing supporters hoping to watch matches across the three host countries.

The grass on which the World Cup's 104 matches will be played has a vital but often overlooked role. Two scientists have spent decades getting it right.

Shakira and Burna Boy have teamed up to release “Dai Dai.” The song's multilingual chorus captures the global spirit of the World Cup.

Global oil inventories have fallen at a record pace during the Iran war, and oil executives and analysts predict a reckoning within weeks if the Strait of Hormuz remains shut.

China Media Group (CMG), the parent of China’s national broadcaster, has secured a World Cup broadcast deal, local media ​reported on Friday, less than a month before the ‌tournament kicks off.

For the first time in its nearly 100-year-history, the final game of the World Cup will feature a Super Bowl-style halftime show. Who will perform?

Few cities in North America can lay claim to better summer weather than Seattle, neatly nestled in the Pacific Northwest with sunny skies and little humidity after Memorial Day. But the Emerald City,