With four strikes to his name, including a hat-trick at Qatar 2022, no man has scored more goals in FIFA World Cup finals than Kylian Mbappe. You probably know this story off by heart, but legendary ...

The defence was celebrated as the the most solid in the competition, although almost everyone ran into some problems along ...

A look at every red card in World Cup history reveals when matches truly break open and why pressure and fatigue drive late-game chaos.

This is the 15th in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. Previously, we’ve looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and again in 193 8, Uruguay in 1950, West ...