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Spain’s 18-year-old soccer star reflects on his journey from Rocafonda, the importance of being confident and the sacrifices behind his success

EL PAÍS’s statistical model predicts that Spain is the favorite but the 2010 champion only wins one out of every six times on our simulator. Check out our updated odds for each team

Civil rights organizations warn that visa problems for players and officials and fans’ fears of possible stadium raids are hurting the tournament experience

The videos Eduardo Horcasitas shares on social media about the reality of agricultural work have attracted the interest of thousands of people

The Argentine, who against Algeria can beat Cristiano Ronaldo to the record of being the first player to have played in six World Cups, maintained the suspense until the last minute

On the streets of the famous New York neighborhood that boiled over after the 2006 title, there is hardly any sign of the ‘azzurra’

The L.A. neighborhood, a meeting point for its large Persian community, receives the national team uncomfortably as it makes its debut against New Zealand

Rhode Island’s capital leverages its proximity to Boston to host thousands of Scottish and Cape Verdean fans as an affordable alternative to sky-high costs

At the White House it is believed the US can win the World Cup. To ensure that this is not mere fantasy, much remains to be done

Mauricio Pochettino’s side, including 12 Black players and three Latinos, opens against Paraguay at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, whose employees can strike if ICE deploys there

Host nation Mexico faces South Africa in the opener of a World Cup marked by geopolitical tension, extreme weather, and long transfers between games

Negotiations between the Interior and Education secretariats have failed to settle the CNTE marches and those of families of the disappeared in Mexico City

FIFA’s aim, in the largest and most commercialized World Cup in history, is for soccer to take root definitively in the United States, a market of 350 million people

New regulations from the Trump administration require these individuals to apply for a visa that allows them to work legally in the country

FIFA has set rehydration breaks in both halves of every World Cup match regardless of temperature and humidity, and CONMEBOL has done the same for the Libertadores and the Sudamericana

Grassroots groups across the United States have united in response to the potential presence of immigration agents at the tournament

Four days from the tournament’s start, the three host countries are stepping up preparations while facing unprecedented security, transport, immigration, and logistics challenges

This is the story of an island of 156,000 inhabitants, the smallest country ever to play in a World Cup, that has found in soccer one more reason for joy

In a country where other sports dominate, hosting the World Cup for the second time is the penultimate chance to make soccer a mass phenomenon. EL PAÍS visited Kearny, New Jersey, where it all began in the 19th century through the nostalgia of Scottish immigrants

The vice president of the German Football Association sparked a national debate after opening the door to a boycott of the World Cup

With just days to go before the World Cup events begin in the capital, taxi drivers, ride‑hailing services, and authorities remain locked in a dispute that has led to fines, cars being impounded, and confused travelers

Talks between striking educators and the government ended on Tuesday without significant progress

A survey by ‘The Washington Post’ and the University of Maryland reveals concerns about the role of immigration authorities in the tournament

Against the backdrop of the Trump administration, the official stance of the host nation’s squad, led by Mauricio Pochettino, stands in stark contrast to the 2019 women’s team, whose players were openly critical of the Republican president

Diego Luna plays a bureaucrat who will do everything in his power to ensure his country hosts the World Cup for a second time in a Netflix film directed by Gabriel Ripstein

Nearly 1,900 people vanished in and around Mexico’s second-largest city and clandestine graves have been uncovered near the Akron Stadium

Eight games will be played in Inglewood, California where Hispanics make up a large portion of the population but where few can afford tickets to the premier soccer event