We're closing in on the new year, and with months until the World Cup begins, which U.S. players are best positioned to make next year's squad?

U.S. men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino is thinking big when it comes to this summer’s World Cup. So big, in fact, that he is not only aspiring to win the entire tournament, but has written off finishing second as the fate of those consigned to forgotten history.

After a lackluster year for tourism, the U.S. is likely to see a jump in international visitors for the 2026 World Cup, economists say.

Jamaica players Isaac Hayden and Amari'i Bell have voiced their unease at the prospect of Mason Greenwood joining the squad before the World Cup, claiming it would be a "farce" and not "fair."

U.S. men’s national team icons Tim Howard and Landon Donovan listed Sebastian Berhalter and Brenden Aaronson as players at risk of missing out at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Preview Brazil vs Italy in the FIFA U-17 World Cup Third Place Match with TV info, start time, and key storylines ahead of kickoff.

This will be the first edition of the junior World Cup to have 24 teams participating in it, as hockey looks to expand its horizons.

Reuters, citing an anonymous official, reported that the suspect has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021. USA TODAY has reached out to the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and Metropolitan Police for confirmation.