Officiating underwent a dramatic transformation with the introduction of VAR, a technology that sparked controversy while bringing greater accuracy and fairness to the game. The Video Assistant ...

Akinfeev saved two shots during the shootout, while all of his teammates scored to give Russia a 4-3 advantage after a draw that was dominated by Spain in every way but the 1-1 score. Russia -- the ...

In the 26 matches of the 2026 World Cup, referees issued 4 red cards. Notably, the same number of red cards was recorded during the entire 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Eden Hazard reflected on Belgium's third-place finish at Russia 2018 – the country's best World Cup run yet.