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Two of the best players in soccer start World Cup competition Thursday as Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar both seek history in Qatar

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Samurai Blue soccer uniforms were flying off shelves ahead of Japan's first World Cup match against Germany in Qatar on Wednesday, as various industries look to capitalize on the football fever sweeping the nation.

There is a long tradition of authoritarian states using soccer’s World Cup to distract attention — domestic and foreign alike — from their tyranny. The Islamic Republic milked buckets of self-serving propaganda out of the national team’s participation in the quadrennial competition, never more than in 1998 when Iran beat…

Two games from Qatar clash with a gridiron tradition on Thursday. It could be a barometer for soccer’s future in the United States

As Saudi Arabia celebrated their epic victory with a public holiday, one player was being flown to Germany for emergency surgery. Check out the five talking points for day 3 here.

We Americans watching from home should at least understand what we’re hearing and seeing. Let this handy glossary of terms be your guide.

No, Qatar should not be hosting the World Cup. No, it isn’t right that fans can’t drink beer and players can’t wear rainbow arm bands at this World Cup.

Soccer fans have clashed in Melbourne as the Socceroos lost in their opening World Cup match.