SOCCER WORLD CUP ARTICLES

Dos a cero. It's the score that lives in infamy in the rivalry between the United States and Mexico, and it's a score that could crop up once again on Friday night. It's the beginning of the last stage of World Cup qualifying, and it's a spot the USA has been dreaming of for a while. Three points against El Tri in Columbus, and there's almost no doubt left that the Americans will be on their way to Russia for the World Cup in 2018.... 

World Cup qualifying is already firmly underway across the globe, and here in Europe, there are a few teams that are struggling out of the gate to get footing in the unforgiving group stage. When pots were drawn for qualifying, both France and the Netherlands really had to think that they were in good shape. One of the two would clearly be the automatic qualifiers as the group winners, while the latter would ultimately end up in a playoff against one of the other second place teams and would likely reach the World Cup that way. As it is though, both teams only have one point through one match, and at some point, nerves are going to set in for two very good programs.This World Cup Qualifying duel will go down Monday, October 10, 2016, at 2:45 p.m. ET at Amsterdam Arena. The match will be televised live on FOX Sports 1.... 

The United States Men's National Team has a couple friendlies ahead of it this week. The team will return from Cuba this weekend and ultimately be at RFK RFK Stadium on Tuesday night for an encounter with a New Zealand team that hopes to be able to ultimately qualify for the World Cup and make some noise if it gets there.Don't miss the soccer action from RFK Stadium at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Catch every moment of the match live on ESPN.... 

American athletes don't end up visiting Cuban soil all that often, but Jurgen Klinsmann knows that he needs to take these next six weeks to get his United States Men's National Team together to get ready for that very first match in World Cup qualifying against Mexico in November. This match against Cuba isn't necessarily about winning and losing (though losing really isn't an option against such a poor team) as much as it is about getting this team on the same page for El Tri.Don't miss the soccer action from Estadio Pedro Marrero at 4 p.m. ET on Friday, October 7, 2016. Catch every moment of the match live on ESPN.... 

Spain's eight-year run as the champions of Europe came to a close at the hands of Italy just a few short months ago in Euro 2016. Now, the two teams are going to be back on the pitch once again versus each other in a World Cup qualifying match, one that could help determine which one of these sides will get through Group G as the winner and which one will have to fight through a home-and-home playoff to get into Russia in 2018.At 2:45 p.m. ET, tune into FOX Sports 1 for live television coverage of this World Cup Qualifying match on Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Juventus Stadium.... 

The U.S. Men's National Team had a bit of a rocky road in the fourth round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, but the job is done, and the team will be off to the final stage, also known as the Hexagonal. Trinidad & Tobago is through as well to the last six with three of those teams locking up the crucial spots in Russia in 2018. The match the USA and T&T doesn't mean a heck of a lot, though if the United States does go on to win this match, it will win Group C as it was always expected to do.... 

Jurgen Klinsmann knows that these next two matches are going to decide his fate as the future manager of the USA Men's National Soccer team. Should the Americans not secure at least enough points to reach the last round of qualifying for the World Cup, Klinsmann will surely be given his walking papers. First up is a date with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday night, a team which has already been eliminated from World Cup contention and will be hoping to play the role of spoiler.... 

The United States Women's National Team will be back in action with a pair of friendly matches this week against Colombia, the first of which will come on Wednesday night in Hartford.... 

Jurgen Klinsmann is in a heck of a lot of trouble, and so is the US Men's National Soccer Team. The Stars and Stripes arguably must win on Tuesday night against Guatemala if they want to keep their dreams of reaching the World Cup in 2018 alive.... 

It's been an incredibly disappointing summer for the United States Men's National Team. They were knocked out of the Gold Cup prematurely by Jamaica, lost the one-match playoff for the Confederations Cup against Mexico and then lost an inexcusable match at home against Costa Rica. All can be forgotten if the path to the World Cup in 2018 is an easy one, a road which starts with a match against St. Vincent & The Grenadines on Friday at Busch Stadium.... 

The US Men's National Team is fully expected to roll to a Gold Cup title this year. The task begins in the Lone Star State, where the Stars and Stripes will take on Honduras on the opening day of the tournament.... 

Mexico's soccer team has been through a heck of a lot of adversity over the course of the last several months since the World Cup. The pressure can be turned up just a little bit on El Tri if they don't do as they are supposed to do in the opening match against Cuba, this tournament could go south in a hurry.... 

Four years ago, the United States women fell in their quest for the World Cup when they were beaten in penalties by Japan. Now, they have a chance for some vengeance, as these two teams meet once again on the grandest stage in women's soccer on Sunday in Vancouver.... 

Third place games are never easy to predict, as you never know how either side is going to react to losing just a few days early. England suffered the cruelest of heartbreaks against Japan, while Germany was bullied around by the United States. Neither could be in the best of shape heading into Saturday's penultimate match of this tournament.... 

Four years ago, 11 Japanese women made history, halting all of the horrid memories of the tsunamis in their homeland as they raised their first ever World Cup title.Japan still isn't the favored side to win this championship once again, but just the fact that it is favored over England to reach the finale for a second straight tournament is remarkable.... 

When the draw came out for the knockout rounds of the Women's World Cup, the world watched and waited for a potential semifinal tie between the United States and Germany. Now, that dream matchup has become a reality, and the winner of this fixture will surely be the favored side to hoist women's soccer's greatest prize on Sunday in Vancouver.... 

The defending champions are looking to repeat but a fiesty Australian side stands in their way. Who will advance in this meeting between Asian Federation rivals?... 

Fans of the United States Women's Team will never forget the side's first World Cup ever, a penalty kick shootout win over China in 1999 that brought women's soccer into the US in a big way.Both teams have fallen since that time though with the US no longer the invincible giant they once were and China only getting four points out of the Group Stage in order to meet in the Quarterfinals.... 

Everyone expected these two behemoths of women's soccer to meet here when the draw was announced and neither have disappointed with Germany cruising through their group and the Round of 16 with ease.Meanwhile France bounced back from a stunning loss to Colombia to put their last Group Stage match with Mexico and their Round of 16 match against South Korea out of reach early and have looked like the team we expected them to be at the start of the tournament.... 

The Canadians have the home field advantage and what should be a raucous crowd in Vancouver on Saturday night against England, but the Three Lionesses played their best game of the tournament yet against Norway in the Round of 16 and will be no pushover for the hosts of the Women's World Cup.... 

The United States hasn't been the most impressive team in the Women's World Cup this year, but it still has a tendency to be the most dominating team in Canada.A Round of 16 match against Colombia was a gift, as this is the weakest team left standing in the tournament.... 

You're not going to find a better Round of 16 match in the Women's World Cup than the duel between Norway and England.These two teams both had high hopes for a deep run in this tournament, but both are going to be tested dramatically on Monday night in Ontario.... 

It hasn't always been easy for Canada in the Women's World Cup this year.The Canadian women's team struggled to win an extremely easy Group A, and that definitely gives us pause for concern against Switzerland in the Round of 16 on Sunday.... 

Brazil was one of the two teams to secure the maximum nine points in the group stage in the Women's World Cup.The team's reward is a relatively easy draw in the Round of 16, a match against surprising Australia.... 

The knockout rounds of the Women's World Cup will begin on Saturday afternoon, and the opening match might be the most anticipated one.Germany, in spite of the fact that it was one of the most dominating sides in the group stage, has a horrible draw, beginning with a very dangerous Sweden team which underachieved in Group D....