--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # World Cup ## World Cup Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Jul 20, 2026 ## [Spain Finish Off a World Cup to Remember](https://time.com/article/2026/07/20/spain-world-cup-2026-final-argentina-tournament-recap/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 19, 2026 ## [A Frustratingly Bland World Cup Halftime Show](https://time.com/article/2026/07/19/world-cup-halftime-show-review/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Judy Berman *  Jul 18, 2026 ## [‘Superteams’ to Collide at World Cup Final](https://time.com/article/2026/07/18/-superteams-to-collide-at-world-cup-final/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 15, 2026 ## [England’s Soul Is Crushed, Again, This Time by More Messi Magic](https://time.com/article/2026/07/15/england-argentina-world-cup/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 15, 2026 ## [Why Singing Is One of Sports' Most Enduring Rituals](https://time.com/article/2026/07/15/why-sports-fans-break-out-into-song-world-cup/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Veronique Greenwood *  Jul 12, 2026 ## [Erling Haaland’s World Cup Ends In a Shocking Place](https://time.com/article/2026/07/12/erling-haaland-world-cup-end-norway-england-defeat/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 10, 2026 ## [This Should Have Been the Grant Wahl World Cup](https://time.com/article/2026/07/10/grant-wahl-death-world-cup-soccer/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 7, 2026 ## [A Messi Miracle Takes Over the World Cup](https://time.com/article/2026/07/07/lionel-messi-world-cup-argentina-egypt-goal/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 7, 2026 ## [Belgium Silences U.S. Amid World Cup Noise](https://time.com/article/2026/07/07/us-world-cup-exit-belgium/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 6, 2026 ## [Trump's FIFA Intervention Draws Global Backlash](https://time.com/article/2026/07/06/trump-inserts-himself-in-world-cup-call-with-global-blowback/) [U.S.](/section/us/) by Connor Greene *  Jul 6, 2026 ## [Erling Haaland Is Proving Himself Wrong](https://time.com/article/2026/07/06/erling-haaland-norway-brazil-world-cup-win-impossible-viking-row/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 5, 2026 ## [Common Sense Prevails at the FIFA World Cup](https://time.com/article/2026/07/05/common-sense-prevails-at-fifa-world-cup/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 5, 2026 ## [France, the World Cup Favorite, Lives On](https://time.com/article/2026/07/05/france-the-world-cup-favorite-lives-on-with-a-little-love-from-local-fans/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 2, 2026 ## [Jesse Marsch Doesn't Care What You Think of Him](https://time.com/article/2026/07/02/jesse-marsch-canada-coach-world-cup-interview/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 2, 2026 ## [America's World Cup Dreams Fueled By 'Pretty' Soccer](https://time.com/article/2026/07/02/us-bosnia-herzegovina-world-cup/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/world-cup/","name":"World Cup"}}]}] ```