PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fireworks crackled and jets roared ahead of the France-Paraguay World Cup game in Philadelphia on Saturday as fans celebrated the double joy of soccer's biggest tournament on home soil and the 250th anniversary of American independence in the nation's birthplace.

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"We are in an era of spies," head coach Mauricio Pochettino previously said with the USMNT leaving no stone unturned before facing Belgium.

United States Men's National Team legends Landon Donovan and Alexi Lalas couldn't help but pour cold water on head coach Jesse Marsch after Canada was eliminated in the Round of 16

ANN DURBIN World Cup fans came from overseas for the cheering. But they’re also doing a lot of chewing, delighting their hosts with rave reviews of North American cuisine. “It’s greasy, it’s disgusting,

Lionel Messi leads the 2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot race with seven goals after the Round of 32. Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, Erling Haaland and Ousmane Dembélé are all closing in heading into the Round of 16.

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Decades after Norway shocked Brazil at the 1998 World Cup in what is arguably the biggest victory men's soccer in the Scandinavian country’s history, they meet with a spot in the quarterfinals at stake.