Germany’s potential game-winning goal was disallowed in their Round of 32 match against Paraguay — and now they’re heading home. Jonathan Tah fired a header past Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill, but ...

A golden goal was a method of deciding tied knockout matches during extra time. If a team scored at any point during extra time, the match ended immediately and that team was declared the winner. The ...

FIFA has chosen 12 outstanding goals scored in the first round of group games. But which of them gets your vote? The goals have flowed during the group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ – and now ...

France winger Ousmane Dembélé scored three goals in the first half of its World Cup match against Norway on Friday, putting the Paris Saint-Germain star firmly in the mix for the Golden Boot race for ...

Goals in soccer can often come at a premium. It seems illogical for that to be the case when there is a large net and an even bigger field to operate on. Yet between blocked shots and bodies in the ...

Messi has now beaten the record held by Germany’s Miroslav Klose, who netted 16 goals in the World Cup Clare Fisher is an Associate Editor on the News team at PEOPLE, covering Mornings. She first ...

Gerd Muller averaged better than a goal per game at the World Cup, scoring 14 goals in only 13 games across two tournaments. 'Der Bomber' scored 10 goals as WestGermany reached the 1970 semi-finals, a ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Erling Haaland and Norway rowed their way into the World Cup’s round of 32. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Once known on the international level for not being able to deliver on the biggest of stages for his country, Lionel Messi further etched his name into immortality on Monday, netting his 17th and 18th ...

Argentina star Lionel Messi has set a record for career goals scored at the World Cup, recording his 17th and 18th World Cup goals against Austria on Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Messi scored his 17th World Cup goal vs. Austria at Dallas Stadium off a feed from Facundo Medina in the 38th minute, giving his team a 1-0 lead. His teammates swarmed him afterward, as Messi became ...

Lionel Messi gave Argentina a lead and himself a place alone atop the record books with his 17th career World Cup goal. He’d later complete a brace to give him 18 World Cup goals, two more than anyone ...