Japan beat Brazil for the first time last fall, but doing so on the World Cup stage will present a different challenge for a nation that's seen plenty of heartache over the years.

Canada are making history at this World Cup with a run that is likely to change the face of football in the country forever.

Greatest goal in Canada's soccer history, from Stephen Eustaquio, books first World Cup Round of 16 spot originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Canada is a nation defined by goals on the ice. On Sunday, the Canadians witnessed their greatest ever goal on a men's soccer pitch.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was visibly moved while working as a FOX analyst when Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Qatar 3-1 to reach the World Cup knockout stage for the first time, citing his father's Bosnian roo

The 2026 World Cup is entering its first defining moment, with the last round of group-stage fixtures set to determine the knockout stage field

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The USMNT played against Brazil on July 4, 1994 and nearly upset the eventual champs. More than 30 years later, Team USA returns to the Bay Area aiming to advance in the tournament on home soil for the first time.

Iran had a place in the last 32 of the World Cup snatched away from them at the last minute not once but twice.