David added his second just before halftime, bundling home from close range after Abunada had saved Larin's header, leaving Qatar with a mountain to climb.
In addition, Messi’s overall World Cup goal contributions reached 24, surpassing Brazilian great Pelé and setting a new all-time record.
With many teams still to play their opening matches, the race for the tournament’s top scorer remains wide open.
Australia doubled their advantage in the 75th minute when Metcalfe surged forward from midfield and unleashed a strike from outside the penalty area to seal the...
The U.S. will again be favoured when they face Australia on June 19 in Seattle, while Paraguay will look to bounce back when they travel to...
An opening ceremony that featured Shakira and Burna Boy performing the World Cup anthem had pumped up the crowd still further before Mexico swiftly got down...
FIFA has also upgraded its semi-automated offside system to speed up decision-making.
It is the first World Cup, since its inception in 1930, in which a host nation is set to receive a country it is at war...
The 38-year-old Argentine forward, who is expected to lead Argentina’s title defence in North America, requested to be substituted in the 73rd minute after clutching the...
Mexico City Stadium has been confirmed as the venue for the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026, with hosts Mexico set to kick off...
Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni decided that Messi should rest and not travel with the national team to the final qualifying match against Ecuador in Guayaquil...
Ariana Television Network has secured the rights to broadcast FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024, which will take place in Uzbekistan from September 14 to October 16....
Thousands of fans lined up in the middle of the night to try to get a glimpse of the Argentina soccer team that won one of...
Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout to keep Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream alive on Friday after the Dutch had snatched a 2-2...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said this week he is thrilled with the opening round of matches in this World Cup which has thrown up some surprising...
Argentina’s star player, Lionel Messi, played in his 1,000th game in his professional career and led his team to a 2-1 victory over Australia in their...
In a thrilling finish to Group H play on Friday, South Korea stunned Portugal 2-1 on Hee-Chan Hwang’s goal in stoppage time to advance to the...
This year’s FIFA World Cup tournament has come to an end for Qatar, Iran and Wales after losing their group stage matches to Netherlands, US and...
Monday’s World Cup turned out to be a thrilling day for fans who were treated to a total of 11 goals in the first two fixtures...
Sunday saw a clash of two World Cup titans when Spain took on Germany, in a match that could have sent the Germans home from the...