The Journal’s sports columnist leads a roundtable with acclaimed WSJ soccer correspondents Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg on who’s going to win and who’s going to collapse.

Portugal is heading to the World Cup on the back of a 2-1 warmup win over Nigeria and some regrets for star striker Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cut straight to the action with the latest highlights from the FIFA World Cup 2026. Release date: 23 June 2026

Mauricio Pochettino was blunt in his assessment of American soccer talent. “We are USA and competing against Belgium, Portugal," the U.S. coach said after a pair of March losses in friendlies. “I think for sure Belgium and Portugal have in the top 100 players few,

Portugal could be one fan's ticket to a seven-figure payday. Patrick Everson breaks down World Cup big bets and more.

Portugal centre-back Renato Veiga has said that his national team are contenders to win the World Cup -- but not favourites.