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Brazil’s yellow-and-green soccer jersey stirs up controversy

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The Brazilian soccer team’s jersey colors have been co-opted by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. But some people say that the reelection of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in late October could change that.

A giant inflatable copy of the trophy is displayed prior to the start of the World Cup group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Nov. 20, 2022.

Qatar opens World Cup with lavish half-hour ceremony

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Women’s World Cup kicks off in France, but you’d barely know it in Paris

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French national soccer players of immigrant ancestry face harsher critics at the World Cup

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USA defender Omar Gonzalez (3) heads the ball over Mexico forward Giovani dos Santos (10) during a 2016 match at MAPFRE Stadium. Mexico beat the USA 2-1.

The US, Canada and Mexico want to co-host the 2026 World Cup — and Trump approves, says soccer chief

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US women’s team files wage discrimination act against US Soccer

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“It’s about equal rights,” says Hope Solo.

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Guess who’s coming to Cuba? A New York soccer team

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For the first time since 1999, a US sports team will play in Havana. New York’s soccer team will play Cuba’s national team in June.

Journalists look at a light installation showing the official logotype of the 2018 FIFA World Cup during its unveiling ceremony at the Bolshoi Theater building in Moscow, October 28, 2014.

FIFA clears Russia and Qatar of corruption over World Cup bids — but its own investigator isn’t so sure

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Soccer governing body FIFA has spent months examining allegations of corruption into the runup of Russia and Qatar’s successful bids to win the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Now it’s said there was no serious corruption — a claim even its own investigator finds incredible.

Even the Smurfs, a Belgian favorite, are getting into the soccer act in Brussels

How one American in Brussels is dealing with the upcoming World Cup clash between the US and Belgium

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No more ties. No more “losing,” but still “winning.” All bets are off at the World Cup in Brazil, and if you lose, you’re going home. So now that it’s serious, it means that Americans overseas have to decide where their loyalties lie. From his perch in a Brussels cafe, The World’s Clark Boyd comes to terms with Tuesday’s clash between the US and Belgium.

Even the Smurfs, a Belgian favorite, are getting into the soccer act in Brussels

How one American in Brussels is dealing with the upcoming World Cup clash between the US and Belgium

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No more ties. No more “losing,” but still “winning.” All bets are off at the World Cup in Brazil, and if you lose, you’re going home. So now that it’s serious, it means that Americans overseas have to decide where their loyalties lie. From his perch in a Brussels cafe, The World’s Clark Boyd comes to terms with Tuesday’s clash between the US and Belgium.