Football’s 2026 World Cup has been full of controversies – Al Jazeera breaks down the five most significant.

A new refereeing protocol has added to the powder keg of public perception over fairness at the World Cup.

Trump is driving a controversy at the World Cup that risks undermining the United States' success in the tournament so far ...

Newsweek readers weigh in on President Donald Trump’s FIFA intervention and the fallout over Folarin Balogun’s red card.

Ever since being sent off, Folarin Balogun has done nothing wrong. But now he's been thrust into the heart of a World Cup ...

Argentina were allegedly the subject of a hacking by Egyptian-origin hackers that caused accredited members of Argentinian ...

Referees at the 2026 World Cup are facing a new kind of storm, triggered by several surprising, even questionable, decisions ...

Lionel Messi and Argentina are headed to the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup after a miraculous comeback victory against ...

Former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces backlash after controversial comments about France's World Cup team, with ...

From VAR complaints and extreme-heat protests to the 48-team format and ticket prices, the biggest controversies of the 2026 ...

Players and coaching staff argue after the Group B match between Canada and Qatar. (Emilee Chinn via ) The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway. With dozens of national teams competing in 16 cities across ...

FIFA WORLD CUP 2026: The 2026 FIFA World Cup across United States, Mexico, and Canada has delivered sensational goals, ...