Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA’s pre-tournament men’s world rankings plus two others in the top 10.

Among the people we hear from are former head of US soccer Alan Rothenberg, the USA international footballers Eric Wynalda and Heather O'Reilly, MLS vice-president Dan Courtemanche, and South Korea captain Son Heung-Min, who made the move to the MLS from the English Premier League.

With 95 of the record 104 matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup now complete, there has been no shortage of memorable matches at the tournament – and the best is still yet to come in the final eight matches.

Lionel Messi may arguably be the greatest soccer player of all time, but his penalty kick history is not a highlighted part of his decorated résumé. The all-time leading goal scorer in World Cups has seemingly found penalty kicks to be one of the very few areas where he's been unable to succeed.

As Kansas City helps host the 2026 World Cup, Grant Wahl’s loved ones recall the KC native’s storytelling and advocacy.

The first quarterfinal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a rematch of one of the 2022 semifinals. Kylian Mbappe and France will try to beat Morocco once again to reach the semifinal round for the third straight World Cup.

The United States men's national team was knocked out of the World Cup on Monday night after a rough showing against Belgium. The match, however, still drew a massive audience and set an all-time soccer record in the United States.

We're into the quarterfinals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the race for the Golden Boot -- given to the tournament's top goal scorer -- is red-hot.