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FIFA World Cup

The 2026 men's World Cup is being held in the USA, Mexico and Canada. The final is scheduled for July 19. It will be the biggest World Cup of all time with 48 teams. Lionel Messi's Argentina are the defending champions.

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Reports & Analysis

Cape Verde goalkeeper, Vozinha, holds aloft his country's flag

World Cup: Cape Verde hero and Iran suffer US travel woes

World Cup: Cape Verde hero and Iran suffer US travel woes

Cape Verde hero Vozinha shared his sadness that a travel bond stopped his mother attending, while Iran feel "oppressed."
SoccerJune 16, 2026
Screenshot of an image showing a Hitler look-alike at Germany's World Cup match against Curacao

Fact check: Hitler look-alike at Germany's World Cup match?

Fact check: Hitler look-alike at Germany's World Cup match?

Images on social media allegedly show a World Cup football fan who resembles Hitler. But is the viral image authentic?
SoccerJune 16, 2026
Joyful Tijuana residents wait for Iranian team members in front of a fence. One man gives an enthusiastic thumbs up, smiling. In the background, a large bus is parked.

Iranian team sets up FIFA base camp in Tijuana

Iranian team sets up FIFA base camp in Tijuana

Unable to stay in the US, the Iranian football team have found a friendly host city across the border in Mexico.
SoccerJune 15, 202603:11 min
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Ibrahim Maza: Algeria's 'multicultural kid' from Berlin

Ibrahim Maza: Algeria's 'multicultural kid' from Berlin

The Bayer Leverkusen forward is representing Algeria, the country of his father, at the World Cup in North America.
SportsJune 15, 2026
Manuel Neuer celebrates a goal for Germany

Manuel Neuer: The aura of a record-breaking goalkeeper

Manuel Neuer: The aura of a record-breaking goalkeeper

Germany's hopes at the 2026 World Cup are connected to world-class goalkeeper Manuel Neuer's fitness and form.
SportsJune 14, 2026
Germany's players celebrate their second goal in Houston

Germany start 2026 World Cup with win over Curacao

Germany start 2026 World Cup with win over Curacao

For the first time since they won the tournament in 2014, Germany won their opening game at the World Cup.
SportsJune 14, 2026
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A closer look

Germany national football team

Germany is one of the world's most successful footballing nations. The men have won four World Cups, second only to Brazil (5), while the women have won two World Cups, second only to the United States (4).

Curacao players celebrate qualifying for the World Cup

Curacao's World Cup dream: 'Nothing is impossible'

Curacao's World Cup dream: 'Nothing is impossible'

Curacao is the smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup. The Caribbean island is abuzz before facing Germany.
SportsJune 12, 2026
Jonathan Tah wins the ball against USA

Jonathan Tah's first World Cup and the long wait

Jonathan Tah's first World Cup and the long wait

The 2026 World Cup will be the Bayern Munich defender's first for Germany. This moment has been a long time coming.
SportsJune 12, 2026
Julian Nagelsmann at Germany's squad announcement in Frankfurt

Julian Nagelsmann: The coach struggling to speak to Germany

Julian Nagelsmann: The coach struggling to speak to Germany

From Germany's X factor during Euro 2024, Julian Nagelsmann enters the 2026 World Cup in a completely different place.
SportsJune 12, 2026
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In the spotlight

Somali football referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan arrives at Istanbul Airport to return to his country after being denied entry to the United States

Somali referee denied US entry before World Cup debut

Somalia is one of 12 countries on a travel ban list introduced by US President Donald Trump last year.
SoccerJune 11, 202609:04 min
An aerial view of a ssoccer pitch on the roof of a Costco supermarket next to a busy highway and a park complex in the Santa Fe district of Mexico City

Men's World Cup: Mexico's most creative football pitches

Soccer is a popular sport in Mexico, but space for community life is limited, so players have learned to adapt.
SportsJune 10, 20269 images
Trump and Infantino embrace at summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh

FIFA wanted a World Cup without politics — it got Trump

As millions travel to the United States and billions look on globally, DW looks beyond the glamour of the game.
PoliticsJune 9, 202612:54 min
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