https://www.mercedsunstar.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article316366829.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/3a5446e9-9daa-40cc-8888-f8e466558b02/1_th.jpg Soccer surpasses baseball in the U.S. Soccer edges past baseball as the U.S.'s 3rd-favorite sport; And kids favor soccer even more, per 2024 data. https://www.mercedsunstar.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article316366829.html/video-embed 58 2026-07-02T21:44:11Z no https://www.mercedsunstar.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article316366284.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7f727883-edde-43ef-8b09-1f0c3f1e4b7b/1_th.jpg Hosts happy as US, Canada, Mexico all reach World Cup last 16 The World Cup's host nations have all advanced to the last 16. That's after the U.S. ended a 24-year wait for a knockout-stage win by beating Bosnia, Mexico snapped a 40-year wait for a World Cup knockout victory with a win over Ecuador, and Canada made history with a first-ever last-16 place after defeating South Africa. https://www.mercedsunstar.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article316366284.html/video-embed 37 2026-07-02T21:24:14Z no https://www.mercedsunstar.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article316365787.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/70dd1eb2-d660-4b97-882d-8b259babf9e3/1_th.jpg Cheerful Spanish fans march towards Los Angeles stadium ahead of Austria showdown "We are here following the national team. I was already in Guadalajara and now I am here. The atmosphere is amazing and let's see if we can win today," said Juanjo Gonzalez, Spain fan. https://www.mercedsunstar.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article316365787.html/video-embed 237 2026-07-02T20:41:45Z no https://www.mercedsunstar.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article316366154.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/be949ffe-35c8-4e3e-a173-e3608a075b9a/1_th.jpg Fans celebrate as US keep World Cup dream alive with win over Bosnia "The World Cup is like combining all people together, people from different countries joining, and having the same vibe, enjoying. It's like when you're making a dish, and you're combining all the flavours together in one dish. That's how I would describe it,” said Aziz Almuzaini, World Cup Fan https://www.mercedsunstar.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article316366154.html/video-embed 203 2026-07-02T21:00:24Z no