Germany came into Russia 2018 tipped as favorites by many, looking to become the first team to retain the World Cup since Brazil in 1962. But on Sunday night, the reigning champions became the latest ...

MOSCOW — Defending World Cup champions have been finding it hard to get out of the group stage lately, and Germany is proving no exception. The 2014 champions, ranked No. 1 in the world, were exposed ...

Mexico won its World Cup opener, hanging on to defeat defending champion Germany 1-0 in Moscow. Hirving Lozano scored in the 35th minute for the game's only goal. Germany dominated possession (61 ...

Let’s imagine bad-ass things, a frustrated Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez replied to an incredulous interviewer who had just asked the striker before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup if he really ...

MOSCOW — Mexico survived a nail-biting scare to advance to the World Cup’s round of 16 as defending champion Germany was stunningly dumped out of the tournament on Wednesday. With Mexico falling 3-0 ...

Belgium's easy victory wasn't great news for England fans who struggled to beat Tunisia earlier in the tourney in a close game. "Belgium absolutely smashing Tunisia kind of puts some context on ...

It’s been 48 hours and I still can’t believe it: On Sunday, against all odds, Mexico beat Germany, reigning World Cup champion and undisputed machine of world soccer, in a stunning display of tactical ...

The weekend’s World Cup 2018 game between Mexico and Germany was a nail-biter, with the two rival teams locked at a 1-0 score for nearly their entire match in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday. But ...

MOSCOW – To reach “el quinto partido,” the almost-mythical fifth game, you’re likely going to have to beat a pretty good team on the way. And unfortunately for Mexico, for a quarter century the World ...

MOSCOW — Close your eyes, and you would have sworn you had stepped into Estadio Azteca, that madhouse in Mexico City. “Cielito Lindo,” punctuated by the familiar “ay-ay-ay-ay” singalong, graced the ...

If you're a fan of Mexico, find a South Korea booster and buy them a beer, because they just helped you out. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of ...

Reporter, covering a bit of everything. In one of the highly anticipated matches in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Mexico is scheduled to take on Germany Sunday. "It is very hard to win the World Cup ...