The United States, Mexico, and Canada co-hosted the nearly six-week tournament. NPR's team of journalists who covered the ...

Spain, Cape Verde, Erling Haaland and many magical moments helped spread World Cup fever, making the ambitious tournament ...

A North Texas native who began refereeing local youth games at age 13 has etched her name in soccer history, serving as part ...

The offside rule is confusing for those watching soccer (world football) for the first time. It can be even more confounding ...

QINGDAO, China, July 16th, 2026, Wire From the VAR Room to the fan zones, Hisense’s next-generation display technology is ...

FIFA has announced that referee Slavko Vinčić will take charge of Sunday's World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.

In this World Cup, VAR, or video assistant referee, has become ubiquitous (and despised by many). But there was a time when ...

If VAR catches a player offside by their toe, this is a correct decision. Whether this is what we want as fans is a ...

Women are officiating at the FIFA World Cup, but one barrier remains. No woman has ever served as the center referee in a ...

The use of the VAR, video assistant referee, has been controversial at this year's World Cup. FIFA says it makes the game fairer. Fans and teams say it's being abused. Has VAR gone too far?

Debate over whether soccer's instant replay technology is being used as intended has often dominated the conversation around this World Cup.

England have been handed a referee for their World Cup semi-final against Argentina under whom Lionel Messi has a 100 per ...