A sold-out World Cup final put a cap on a summer spectacle across North America Brian Snyder / Reuters EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — They arrived this summer at the steel and concrete monuments to sport ...

World Cup pressure is always there. It was there for the U.S. men’s national team in 1994, the first time America served as the host country. And it is there for the 2026 team as the U.S. serves as ...

1994: Ticket prices ranged from $25 to $75 for first-round games ($40-$120 for the opener), and from $180 to $475 for the final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. 2026: When FIFA put individual ...

Players from the 1994 U.S. World Cup team had an outsized impact on the sport — and this writer's life Getty Images / Stephen Dunn The players from the 1994 U.S. men’s national team quite literally ...

Having an autographed Lionel Messi jersey from Barcelona, Argentina, or any team he played for is a dream for many fans, but having all the shirts he has worn throughout his career and, on top of that ...

Norway's best finish at the World Cup came in 1998, but it's the 1994 team that the 2026 team has a close connection with. That connection is about as close as one can be, as three members of Norway's ...

The last time the Los Angeles area hosted games for the FIFA World Cup was in 1994 with eight matches played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, including two of the U.S. men’s National team group stage ...

The biggest tournament in world soccer is usually a landmark occasion in the lives of fans, a way to mark the passage of time and often a moment when incredible memories are made. For many Americans, ...

Roma full-back Nahuel Molina has seen his international ban reduced by FIFA after an appeal from the Argentine Federation following the post-match brawl that broke out at the end of the 2026 World Cup ...

Eric Wynalda has moved a few times over the years, and whenever he does, the first thing he packs -- and unpacks -- is always the same: a framed picture of the US men's national team starting lineup ...

A look at differences between the 1994 World Cup, the first in the United States, and the 2026 tournament, which will be played in the U.S., Mexico and Canada from June 11 through the final on July 19 ...