World Cup, Spain and Austria
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Spain beat Austria 3-0 to reach the World Cup's round of 16.
The United States Men’s National Team will take on Belgium in the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup and we have our first major surprise from that matchup. After easily advancing past the group stage,
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest and most popular soccer players of all time, and he leads Portugal into the knockout round on Thursday as one of three 2026 World Cup Round of 32 matches taking place today.
The death of the father of Congo coach Sébastien Desabre was revealed at a media conference after his team was eliminated from the World Cup.
Mikel Oyarzabal scored two goals and Spain beat Austria 3-0 for its first World Cup victory in a knockout match since winning the title in 2010.
The beautiful game's popularity in the U.S. is getting a boost from the global soccer tournament, but there's a long way to go.
Hundreds of fans came out to cheer on the U.S. team during a World Cup watch party at RiverEdge Park in Aurora Wednesday evening.
New polling from Ipsos Sports, provided exclusively to The Associated Press, shows that the World Cup has excited soccer fans and piqued many Americans’ interest, even as the sport continues to face an uphill climb to reach mainstream popularity in the United States.
