Big D Soccer

The World Cup break has arrived and FC Dallas has had about three months and 15 matches to show us who they are in 2026. At this point, the grades are mostly written - some guys have made their case, some are still waiting for a moment that hasn’t come, and a few are in full “what the hell is going on” territory.

The Panic Index is back for another round. Same rules ap...

Here’s the thing nobody really cares to focus on too much during the FIFA World Cup: the summer heat in Texas.

This goes for international visitors who’ve never set foot in North Texas and have absolutely no frame of reference for what “hot and humid” means at this latitude. But honestly? It also goes for the DFW locals who have survived 20-plus Dallas summers and stil...

Sweden almost didn’t make it. After a dreadful qualifying campaign so bad that fans were opening booing their own manager out of a job, the Swedes arrived at the playoff stage needing a miracle. And then they found one in the form of Viktor Gyökeres.

Now they’re here. Graham Potter, who was appointed just five months before qualifying was complete has guided Sweden thr...

Here is an actual fact: no team has ever one back-to-back World Cups since Brazil in 1958 and 1962. Argentina aims to be the first team in over 50 years to accomplish that feat, arriving in North America as the defending champions with most of the same squad that French fans cry in Qatar four years ago.

Lionel Messi enters what will likely be his last World Cup, with t...

Jordan will be one of four nations making their debut at the World Cup in 2026.

Head coach Jamal Sellami has called on his players to emulate Morocco, who stunned the world with their semifinal run at the 2022 World Cup…which was a blueprint for what an ambitious debut nation can accomplish when nobody is taking them seriously.