AP Top WorldCup News at 10:52 a.m. EDT

Phone deal for visiting fans at 2026 World Cup part of Verizon sponsor pact with FIFA

Graham Arnold resigns as head coach of the Australian men’s soccer team

Salvatore ‘Totò’ Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at 1990 World Cup, dies at 59

Mauricio Pochettino hired to succeed Gregg Berhalter as US men’s national team coach

Chinese soccer appears to be getting worse despite President Xi’s pledge to make it better

Bolivia moves World Cup qualifier to even higher altitude, hoping to elevate performance

Saudi Arabia details ambitious 2034 World Cup stadiums and project building plan to FIFA

FIFA awards 2026 World Cup contract for high-end hospitality to NFL specialist On Location

Human rights experts urge FIFA to scrutinize Saudi Arabia before 2034 World Cup vote

Young women in Rio favela hope to overcome poverty and violence to play in Women’s World Cup in 2027