World Cup

APTOPIX Argentina Spain WCup Soccer
Spain's Rodri celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Soccer

How Spain built a soccer identity that conquered the world

JULY 20, 2026

WCup Soccer Photo Gallery
South Africa's Sphephelo Sithole and Canada's Jonathan David (10) go for a header during a World Cup round of 32 soccer match in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Football

This year’s World Cup has generated countless images. AP photographers pick their favorites

JULY 17, 2026

Italy WC Trophy Design
Giorgio Gazzaniga, son of the late sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, gestures as he speak to the Associated Press explaining the original drawing of World Cup trophy at a warehouse in Pioltello, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Italy

How an Italian sculptor created the World Cup trophy that became an icon

JULY 16, 2026

Spain France WCup Soccer
France's Kylian Mbappe (10) and Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon (23) shake hands after the World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

France

Kylian Mbappé-led France falls flat in World Cup loss to Spain when hopes for a title were high

JULY 15, 2026

APTOPIX Switzerland Argentina WCup Soccer
Argentina's Lionel Messi, center, reacts after the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match against Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Photos

The World Cup quarterfinals, in photos

JULY 13, 2026

WCup Los Angeles Transit
Fans exit a Metro shuttle after a World Cup match between Spain and Austria on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jaimie Ding)

Los Angeles

LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free Olympics

JULY 9, 2026

France Norway WCup Soccer
Norwegian fans perform a viking boat row during the World Cup Group I soccer match between Norway and France in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Photos

Soccer fans around the world watch the World Cup, in photos

JULY 5, 2026

APTOPIX Brazil Wcup Soccer Reaction
Brazil fans celebrate after Brazil defeated Japan at a World Cup soccer match as they watch a live broadcast of the game on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Photos

Soccer fans around the world watch the World Cup, in photos

JULY 3, 2026

Iraq WCup Soccer Reaction
Iraqi soccer fans react as they watch the World Cup match between Iraq and Norway on a large screen in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, early Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

Sports

As the World Cup grows more global, many fans still struggle to get there

JULY 1, 2026

WCup Youth Soccer
Ten-month-old Zain Fawaz plays with a soccer ball at a program introducing toddlers to the sport ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Infants

World Cup buzz has the potential to mint more soccer fans among kids — some just toddlers now

JULY 1, 2026

Iran WCup Soccer
Iran's Alireza Jahanbakhsh greets fans and signs autographs as the Iran World Cup soccer team leaves their hotel for the airport Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Iran

Iran heads home after a heartbreaking World Cup knockout, but fans say players should be proud

JUNE 30, 2026

France Norway WCup Soccer
Norwegian fans perform a viking boat row during the World Cup Group I soccer match between Norway and France in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Fans

World Cup fans flood stadiums and fan zones with dazzling costumes, facepaint and flags — in photos

JUNE 28, 2026

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