The complete archive
World Cup
2026
The tournament is over. Every team profile, player countdown, bet, preview, recap and long-form essay remains exactly where readers found it.
Team countdown
Every nation profiled and ranked before kickoff.
36Player profiles
The most interesting players entering the tournament.
17USMNT
Previews, recaps and the larger American soccer question.
12Analysis
Tactical previews, tournament recaps and deep dives.
13Betting
The complete card and its final accounting.
Tournament tools
Revisit the competition
The final word
The American Soccer Question
The two-part longform that bridges the World Cup archive and Project 2030.
Two-part longform · By Randy Morgan
The American Soccer Question
Why America cannot copy Argentina’s inherited soccer culture—and what France’s deliberate development machine reveals about the institutions the United States can build.