FIFA profiles the rise of the silky Korea Republic star, sharing thoughts from those who played alongside him during his ascent.

The prolific France forward has now scored 14 World Cup goals and shows no sign of letting up. Re-live all his record-tumbling strikes at the global finals.

Debutants Jordan put up a terrific fight, but Austria ultimately had just enough to make sure of all three points on their World Cup return.

On the eve of Norway's FIFA World Cup 2026™, coach Stale Solbakken labelled Erling Haaland as the “best goalscorer in the world.” To no-one’s surprise, the powerhouse No9 wasted little time in backing ...

On 16 June, 20 years to the day since he made a goalscoring FIFA World Cup™ debut versus Serbia and Montenegro, Lionel Messi became just the second player in history to net at f ...

Hat-trick hero Lionel Messi made World Cup history as the defending champions ran out comfortable winners against Algeria.

Kylian Mbappe made France history, Erling Haaland had a World Cup debut to remember and Lionel Messi further cemented his legendary status.

Prolific forward struck either side of Aymen Hussein’s leveller, with Leo Ostigard also on target, to help Norway to a third World Cup win.

The France captain's double ensured there would be no repeat of his country’s loss to the West Africans in 2002 – Les Bleus’ only opening-game defeat in their previous eight global tournaments – to ...

On the eve of Ghana's World Cup opener against Panama, coach Carlos Queiroz praised the commitment shown by the Black Stars.

The France captain has overtaken Olivier Giroud as the country's all-time top scorer and now has a World Cup record in his sights.

All the anticipation gives way to the nerves and excitement of opening-day matches in Groups L and K, where England's game with Croatia brings together two heavyweights with undefeated European ...