International soccer fans came to cheer the competing World Cup teams. But they’re also delighting fast-food chains and local restaurants in the tournament's host cities with their rave reviews of North American cuisine.

From pubs open until dawn to abruptly declared national holidays, it seems regulations everywhere are bending to accommodate the tournament.

DART light rail ridership is up 16% compared to this same time last year as fans board trains to get to FIFA matches.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican dream at this World Cup can be summed up in a phrase: “And what if we do?” The question omits the ending — and what if we do win? — but captures the hope of two generations of Mexicans who were used to defeats and have waited 40 years to see their national team make it to the quarterfinals,

With England’s game against Mexico at the Azteca stadium kicking off at 1 a.m. British time, the government has relaxed alcohol laws to allow pubs to stay open.

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Friday’s crowd created an atmosphere that at times felt closer to a home game for Colombia than a neutral-site knockout match.

Where previous matches had brought more than 700 patrons to Ana's Palace, only a hundred or so came Friday to watch Cabo Verde take on Argentina.

Texas AG Paxton investigates StubHub for failing to deliver FIFA World Cup tickets amid fan complaints of cancellations and "ghost ticketing."

Mexico's packed World Cup crowd at Estadio Azteca reportedly caused an artificial seismic signal when Julian Quiñones scored against Ecuador.