World

news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timePARIS — France again shattered records for its hottest day ever Wednesday, with more brutal temperatures as a deadly heat wave scorches much of western Europe. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscriptionGet exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading.Thousands of ​homes were hit by power […]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup enters its final group stage matches on Thursday afternoon as the field of 48 will be trimmed to 32 by Saturday night.Each group’s top two teams advance to the Round of 32, as do the top eight third-place finishers for the Here’s how the 48-team field is taking shape as Group […]

World CupFIFA WorldCup 2026LIVE2m agoAdvertisementliveUpdated 47s agoSwitzerland and co-hosts Canada are level at half-time in their World Cup clash.Both teams are virtually guaranteed a place in the round of 32, but victory here would secure the preferred route through the knockout phase as group winners.Bosnia and Herzegovina’s match against Qatar in Seattle kicked off at […]

Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup games as the final matches of the group stage take place before the knockout rounds begin.The winner of this match will be in great position to advance to the knockout stage for the first time in their respective country’s history. We’ve kicked off in Vancouver […]

World CupFIFA WorldCup 2026LIVE5m agoLIVE6m agoAdvertisementCristiano Ronaldo wrote himself into the World Cup record books as Portugal thrashed Uzbekistan 5-0 in Houston.Ronaldo became the first player to score at six World Cups when he broke the deadlock early on.He scored his second of the game shortly before the half-time interval. He now trails early Golden […]