Small fenced off areas labeled "designated protest zone" popped up around Seattle Stadium ahead of the World Cup. Here's what the deal is.

Unions and other groups plan to demonstrate at the capital’s World Cup stadium, adding tension as the much-watched event begins.

Mexico City opened the World Cup at the famous Azteca stadium with a ceremony celebrating pre-Hispanic culture, against a backdrop of protests around the capital.

The Iranian men's national soccer team arrived in Southern California on Sunday, hours before a proposed peace deal between the U.S. and Iran was announced. While world leaders work toward ending the war in Iran — ahead of the expected peace deal signing this Friday — tensions remained high in Los Angeles County,

Protesters are intending to disrupt the World Cup's opening game Yuri Cortez / AFP via Gianni Infantino took a deep breath and caressed the ball that sat on the plinth in front of him. “(I’m) happy to see this ball rolling in a few hours’ time,

World Cup news and updates on the fifth day of this summer's tournament

Dozens of Iran supporters at the World Cup defied FIFA’s ban by displaying the pre-revolutionary Iranian flag inside SoFi Stadium — giving the soccer org’s ruling a big middle finger. Ahead of Iran’s World Cup opener against New Zealand on Monday,

Two big news stories in New Jersey that have been grabbing separate headlines will overlap in the coming days, with plans by an anti-ICE coalition to protest the treatment of immigration detainees on highway overpasses surrounding the stadium where World Cup matches will begin on Saturday.