World Cup players have been warned about a new rule that results in a red card for anyone covering their mouth when verbally confronting another player

FIFA has spent decades expanding the World Cup to include more countries from Africa, Asia and the Middle East

Across the country, experts are watching to see whether the World Cup will give a boost to youth soccer and mint fans for decades to come

The United States men’s national team is tired of hearing about its traditional shortcomings in World Cup knockout matches

Ecuador’s Piero Hincapié has become the second player to be issued a red card at the World Cup under FIFA’s new rule that calls for a player to be sent off for covering their mouth during a confrontational exchange with an opponent

Kylian Mbappé put France ahead with a brilliant crossover step in the 45th minute and added a second-half goal to break a World Cup knockout round scoring record, and Les Bleus beat Sweden 3-0 to set up a round of 16 match against Paraguay

France forward Kylian Mbappé scored his 17th and 18th goals at the World Cup, moving one behind Lionel Messi on the tournament’s all-time list and tying him with the Argentina great in the race for the Golden Boot at this year's tournament with six apiece

The World Cup is in the lose-and-go-home stage of the tournament and the pressure keeps rising with every minute of every match

Before moving his attention to the knockout round of the World Cup, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino had to resolve one issue from the group stage