A Lionel Messi hat trick stunned fans for Argentina vs. Algeria to kick of the 2026 World Cup with a massive win. Recap the goals and highlights.

Austria opened their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 3-1 win against debutants Jordan in San Francisco on Tuesday evening. Austria, playing in their first World Cup since 1998, took the lead midway through the first half,

For soccer fans like Miko Zhang, China’s failure to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup is almost beside the point.

"I saw his leg... the guy had a hole in it," one supporter said, describing what appeared to be a bullet wound. "It was horrible."

Argentina returned to training with Lionel Scaloni facing fresh selection dilemmas, after the holders opened their World Cup campaign with a 3-0 win over ​Algeria, as competition for the striker role again pits Lautaro Martinez against ‌Julian Alvarez.