Iran's win over Wales and the U.S. team's goalless stalemate against England set up a tantalising final round of Group B matches.
Here's what you must know about the youngest scorer, youngest hat-trick scorer, youngest final player and youngest final scorer in football World Cup history.
As the World Cup approaches, South Africa's soccer grannies are working to fulfill their own dream - competing for glory in America.
Indonesian police wrongly used tear gas inside a soccer stadium to disperse rioting fans, an internal oversight official said on Tuesday, while the country's soccer federation banned two club officials.
Italy's World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro, former Argentina skipper Juan Pablo Sorin and Frenchman Robert Pires are set to feature in an Indian soccer competition that hopes to replicate the success of cricket's Indian Premier League.
At the event the day earlier, Neymar thanked Bolsonaro for "this illustrious visit."
Bismillah Khan was the chief patron of the Banaras Sporting Club for the last 10 years.
UEFA opens investigation into Barca payments to ex-refereeing official
Bulgaria's flamboyant Prime Minister Boiko Borisov is in the running to be named the country's soccer player of the year after Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov got bored of winning.
United States international Robbie Rogers has said it is 'impossible' to remain in soccer after publicly declaring your homosexuality.
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The well-designed campaign in this game is so completely undone by broken gameplay this one isn't even worthy of a bargain bin purchase.
Harry Kane believes artificial intelligence (AI) could be the future of injury prevention in soccer
A much-changed Sweden side reached the Women's World Cup last 16 with a perfect record
The plane that crashed in Colombia virtually wiping out an entire Brazilian football team was running out of fuel, had no electrical power, and was preparing for an emergency landing, according to the pilot's final words. The disaster on Monday night killed 71 people and sent shock waves round the global football world. Only six on board the LAMIA Bolivia charter flight survived, including three of the Chapecoense football squad en route to the biggest game in their history: the Copa Sudamericana final.
IMAGES from football matches played across Europe on Sunday.
David Beckham will be thrust into a political campaign to win backing for his Major League Soccer team in Miami with a referendum in November on a new stadium proposal.
A sloppy Real Madrid were held 0-0 at home to Real Betis on Saturday in a further blow to their hopes of retaining the La Liga title.
Brazil soccer great Pele died on Thursday, aged 82, after a long battle with cancer.
It might have been done out of excitement but a "kiss on the foot" act of a noted Malayalam football commentator, done to an Ukranian playing for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League during an interview.
Images from the football matches played across Europe on Tuesday.
Jordan Murray put Kerala ahead in the 64th minute before Neville's stoppage-time equaliser (90+5) ensured that SCEB extended their unbeaten run to six games.
A brace from Jorge Ortiz helped FC Goa script a 3-0 win over Jamshedpur FC in an Indian Super League match at the Fatorda Stadium, in Margao, on Thursday.
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Former champions Chennai City FC defeated Gokulam Kerala FC 2-1 in their opening match of the I-League, Kalyani, on Saturday.
Qatar hopes to attract roughly 1.2 million visitors to the FIFA World Cup, a number which at almost half of the conservative country's population, poses a logistical and policing challenge.
Hinata Miyazawa scored her fifth goal of the tournament as Japan beat Norway 3-1 in a clash of former champions on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup.
Brazilian soccer legend Pele's family members gathered at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo on Saturday, where the 82-year-old, widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, has been since late November.
The United States and Iran severed formal relations in 1980 after the Revolution and ties were hostile when their soccer teams clashed in the 1998 World Cup.
It was just outside the stadium that Vichai crashed in the helicopter he used to take off from the pitch and fly back to London after games.
Eden Hazard announced his retirement from international soccer
Bhupinder Singh Gill made history as the English Premier League's first Sikh-Punjabi assistant referee on Wednesday when he ran the line in Southampton's home game against Nottingham Forest at St Mary's.
Huge cutouts of football stars including Messi, Neymar Jr and Ronaldo can be seen across the state.
The result also means second-placed Real Sociedad can reclaim top spot if they beat Eibar on Sunday.
Barca said the move was part of their efforts to bring soccer and music together.
The owner of Bulgarian premier league soccer club Lokomotiv Plovdiv was killed after they beat OFK Belgrade in the UEFA Cup second qualification round.
Arsenal launched five youth soccer schools in Israel in the club's latest attempt to spread its net around the globe.
The Verge reported that James, who has previously said he would not pay for verification, had not paid to keep the checkmark.
Fans crowded into plazas to watch the game on giant screens, cheering when Messi scored the opening goal -- a penalty -- but groaning and slowly going silent as Saudi Arabia pulled two quick goals back in the second half.
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