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This year's World Cup has already seen some of the strongest matchups and upsets in the tournament's history.

Iranian authorities say a former member of the national soccer team arrested last week over his criticism of the government has been released on bail

What happens when a country the size of Connecticut suddenly needs to house over a million visitors? Chaos.

DOHA -- Five-time World Cup champion Brazil advanced to the knockout phase of the soccer tournament in Qatar along with Portugal on Monday.

DOHA -- Soccer teams are battling it out at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the first Middle Eastern country to host the competition.

The U.S. has to beat Iran to advance, while Iran only has to tie. The match comes after controversy over flags, Iran's national anthem, and ongoing protests in Iran.

Soccer is not human society itself, with all its thorny issues

Lionel Messi has already come to Argentina’s rescue at the World Cup. He might just have to do it all over again. Another emotionally charged evening awaits Messi and the football-mad south American nation that worships him when Argentina meets Poland on Wednesday for a match with so much on…

Qatar's soccer team was the first World Cup host nation to lose its opening match and followed that with a second loss that knocked it from the tournament before the end of the group stage

The last World Cup clash between the United States and Iran 24 years ago is considered one of the most politically charged matches in soccer history

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