World Cup

Clubs will also get a greater say in football calendar as deal could make European Super League less likely

Forward claims 99th international goal from a free-kick sending crowd in Buenos Aires into raptures

EU ethics controversies ‘play into the hands of Eurosceptics and anti-vaxxers’, says European Ombudsman

Tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico will have 12 groups of four teams

Letter urges Fifa to ‘stop looking the other way’ as its congress meets in Rwanda this week

Does the condensed bottom and narrowness of many results mean the league’s teams are levelling up?

Striker’s 13 goals in 1958 helped Les Bleus reach semi-finals

Amnesty International speaks out against potential partnership due to women’s rights situation in Saudi Arabia

World Cup set to start in Auckland on 20th July

After three defeats in a row against France, this Irish team needs a win over World Cup hosts and reigning Grand Slam champions

France lost the World Cup final to Argentina on penalties

Having played his part in all three Argentina goals he then scored the first goal in the penalty shoot-out

French forward scores late penalty to secure PSG 2-1 win over Strasbourg

My failure rate was far worse than random chance; it was as though some instinct was leading me unerringly to the exact opposite of the truth

From politics to entertainment and sport, Eoin Butler casts a critical eye over the heroes and the zeros of 2022

The tale of a grumpy man in a beard who’s not Keane on being back in the Sky Sports commentary box so soon after Qatar

Salt Bae caused controversy by celebrating with the Argentinian players

Morocco move up to 11th and replace Senegal as the top African nation

The perils of extra time

Previous record-holder was a photograph of an egg with 55.7m likes

Messi and World Cup-winning squad complete their victory parade in Buenos Aires with a helicopter flyover

Champions come back from Qatar with Buenos Aires in party mode since dramatic final victory

The Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with The Irish Times sports team

‘World Cup was good because football is good. This is why Qatar paid $220bn to borrow its light’

Qatar tournament in review - Mbappé's greatness; Morocco make history; infamous Infantino

2022 Ballon d’Or winner scored 37 times in 97 France games

A 4-3-3 line-up that includes three players from surprise semi-finalists Morocco

Argentina beat France on penalties after a gripping 3-3 draw after extra time in Qatar

Streets of central Buenos Aires are cacophony of yelling and horns after shootout victory

Desert Outtakes: A disconsolate Neymar; Rocky Morocco; Savage’s terrible prediction; Declan Rice gets hammered

Captain and star player says he wants to enjoy a couple more matches being world champion

The Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with The Irish Times sports team

The deposed world champions were outclassed during the first half, a collective and individual capitulation, a tactical and psychological failure

This was his cup; there has never been a story like this, a competition so centred around one man

France suddenly sprang into life in the second-half to create an extraordinary contest

‘Do you have a defibrillator in the studio because my heart can’t take this’

Final for the ages is crowning glory that puts Messi on a par with Maradona’s effort in 1986

Co Mayo town, home to the founder of the Argentinian navy, celebrates historic win

Kylian Mbappé's scores stunning hat-trick to twice bring defending champions back into game

Follow all the action as France look to win back-to-back crowns while Messi looks for a maiden world title