No. 4 France came to prove why they’re the defending champs, Argentina’s hopes are still alive thanks to a key victory over Mexico and Group E is wide open after yesterday’s second set of Group Stage action.

Despite the aforementioned Davies creating a true Canadian Heritage moment by scoring the CanMNT’s first-ever World Cup goal, the world No. 41 squad was eliminated from knockout contention with yesterday’s 4–1 loss to No. 12 Croatia.

After Wednesday’s 1–0 loss to No. 2 Belgium, No. 41 CanMNT have proven they belong and aim to score their first World Cup tournament win over No. 12 Croatia at 11 a.m. ET on TSN.

No. 41 CanMNT kicks off their first men’s FIFA World Cup campaign in 36 years against No. 2 Belgium at 2 p.m. ET. Scroll through the game’s key deets, then catch the action on TSN. Allez les rouges!

National teams aside, chaos was the name of the game over the first few days of World Cup play, with a plethora of off-field controversies paired with perhaps the biggest upset in tourney history. Our jaws are still on the floor.

After squaring off against continental rivals to qualify for a spot at the quadrennial competition, 31 teams join Qatar, our problematic hosts, for the month-long tournament in hopes of being crowned world champs.

ICYMI, Qatar’s men’s FIFA World Cup kicked off yesterday with a lavish opening ceremony featuring emcee Morgan Freeman, K-pop star Jungkook and soldiers on camels.

The fallout from last month’s Sally Yates investigation into systemic abuse in the NWSL continued on Wednesday with new reporting that front office members at Racing Louisville FC (including the current president) enabled a culture of abuse under head coach Christy Holly.

The World Cup kicks off on Sunday, and we’re banking on Canadian superstar Alphonso Davies to shine — especially since he’s already glowing off the pitch with BMO.

Ahead of what will likely be his final World Cup, Portugal icon Cristiano Ronaldo’s making the wrong kind of headlines amid his monthslong fallout with Premier League team Manchester United.

Soccer excitement is reaching a fever pitch with the CanMNT prepping to kick off the World Cup in just nine days and CanWNT looking ahead to next year’s World Cup action with a pair of international friendlies.

For the first time in 19 years, the top teams from the Western and Eastern Conferences will face off for the MLS Cup when LAFC hosts the Philadelphia Union tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET. Battle of the best.