A goal in each half delivered victory, and a date with Spain. But a South Africa striker made the day as difficult as possible.

After 48 games, half of the teams have been sent home. And yet it feels as if the field of potential winners is bigger than…

A failed rebellion against Coach Jorge Vilda ended with a dozen players dropped for the Women’s World Cup. Those who remain might be good enough…

Expanding the Women’s World Cup was a good idea. Just not for the reasons FIFA thinks.

The Argentine star’s signing is seen as a way to push soccer into the American mainstream. But it’s already there.

Sam Kerr is the face of the World Cup. She has the weight of a nation on her shoulders. She does not seem to have…

The World Cup is missing some of the sport’s biggest stars because of a knee injury epidemic. No one can say for sure why it’s…

As the Women’s World Cup has expanded, so, too, has the group of nations with the firm belief that they can win it.

The story, more than the sport, is what matters.

The kingdom’s pursuit of the world’s best soccer players has unleashed a feeding frenzy among agents and executives. One Saudi is trying to bring order…