How FIFA World Cup rules on extra time and tiebreakers work for 2026

Games are likely to be tied at the end of regulation at the 2026 World Cup, especially in the late stages of the tournament with a highly competitive field.

• Jun 11

World Cup kicks off with 3 opening ceremonies, 48 teams, billions of fans

With matches being played in 11 cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada​, fans are getting three World Cup opening ceremonies.

• Jun 15

The 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule and how to watch

With 104 World Cup games being played in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, it's like "a Super Bowl every single day for five weeks," U.S. team captain Tim Ream told CBS News.

• Jul 19

Is China's Xi worried that North Korea wants "to confront the U.S."?

A veteran North Korea analyst says Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea was about keeping tabs on an emboldened Kim Jong Un who wants "to confront the U.S."

• Jun 10

Belfast protests erupt again after stabbing as police deploy water cannons

Police have used water cannons on protesters in Northern Ireland after violence erupted for a second night over a stabbing in Belfast.

• Jun 10

U.S. launches more strikes on Iranian targets after Trump promises to hit Iran "hard"

The U.S. military launched an additional round of strikes on targets within Iran early Thursday morning local time, hours after President Trump vowed to hit Iran "hard."

• Jun 10

Vance says Netanyahu has "certainly gotten some things wrong"

The vice president said President Trump "has been very clear about what is in our best interest" as the relationship with Israel is tested over the Iran war.

• Jun 10

When will the Iran war end? Here's what Trump has said.

President Trump has offered timelines of days and weeks for the Iran war, but a solution remains elusive.

• Jun 11

Just 1 in 10 Europeans now view the U.S. as an ally, according to poll

A growing number of Europeans see the U.S. as a rival or an adversary, especially in Denmark, France, Spain and Switzerland, according to the poll.

• Jun 10

U.S. Embassy in Mexico warns Americans of safety risks ahead of World Cup

The U.S. Embassy said Americans traveling to Mexico for the World Cup should look at advisories for the region they will be visiting.

• Jun 10

World's largest whale graveyard found by sub at bottom of ocean

The researchers saw many strange animals — many believed to be new to science — living off the whale carcasses.

• Jun 10

Everest survivor out of intensive care: "I thought I would perish"

Left stranded in freezing temperatures near Everest's "death zone," the climber said he survived for days with almost no food or water.

• Jun 10

"We're here to stay," says Israeli man risking bombs to sell burgers

Israeli restaurateur Yehezkel Schweiger tells CBS News why he's willing to brave daily Hezbollah attacks to bring customers a bit of joy.

• Jun 10

Taliban says Pakistani airstrikes killed at least 13 in Afghanistan

Pakistan says it killed 26 militants in "precise and calibrated" strikes, but Afghanistan's Taliban rulers claim 11 children and a woman are among the dead.

• Jun 10

Woman detained after American diplomat found dead in Myanmar

Police are treating the case as a possible homicide and have a Thai woman in custody, sources told The Associated Press.

• Jun 10

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