SPAIN WINS THE WORLD CUP BY BEATING ARGENTINA 1-0 ON FERRAN TORRES’ GOAL IN EXTRA TIME
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ferran Torres’ first goal of this year’s World Cup was the goal of his life, and it put Spain back atop the soccer world. Denying Lionel Messi a second straight title in what he has indicated would be his final World Cup…
WORLD CUP SOCCER
SAME OLD STORY: US MEN’S SOCCER TEAM HAS BEEN STAGNANT FOR QUARTER CENTURY SEATTLE (AP) — For all the growth in American soccer over the past quarter-century, the U.S. men’s national team remains stagnant. Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Weston…
BELGIUM ROUT US 4-1 BEHIND CHARLES DE KETELAERE’S BRACE
SEATTLE — Charles De Ketelaere scored a brace and added an assist as Belgium eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 4-1 win in their round of 16 match on Monday. It was a convincing performance against the co-hosts for the Red Devils, who…
NORWAY AND ENGLAND ADVANCE
ERLING HAALAND SCORES TWICE TO BEAT BRAZIL, SEND NORWAY INTO WORLD CUP QUARTERFINALS FOR 1ST TIME EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Erling Haaland scored, and Andreas Schjelderup jumped on his teammate’s back. Haaland scored again, and Schjelderup leapt up…
FOLARIN BALOGUN’S 1-GAME BAN SUSPENDED BY FIFA, ALLOWING US FORWARD TO PLAY VS. BELGIUM
SEATTLE (AP) — Folarin Balogun’s one-game ban was surprisingly suspended by FIFA, clearing the American forward to play in the team’s World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium, a decision that was praised by U.S. President Donald Trump and promoted…
2026 WORLD CUP SOCCER NEWS
MOROCCO BEATS WORLD CUP CO-HOST CANADA 3-0 AND ADVANCES TO THE QUARTERFINALS HOUSTON (AP) — Morocco is heading back to the quarterfinals and coach Mohamed Ouahbi believes his team has established itself among soccer’s elite. Azzedine Ounahi scored twice…
MATURING U.S. LOOK CAPABLE OF SURVIVING WITHOUT FOLARIN BALOGUN
As the U.S. go deeper into the World Cup, they are confronting rising levels of adversity. After the United States breezed through Paraguay and Australia by a combined 6-1 score, the critics wondered how the players would respond when the pressure…