By: Mario Amaya Washington, D.C.- On Monday afternoon, D.C. United announced the signing of El Salvador international Nathan Ordaz from LAFC in a transfer move worth around $2.4 million, with an extra $500,000 in additional add-ons if he meets certain performance incentives. Nathan Ordaz joins D.C. United from LAFC. Photo Credit: D.C. United "Nathan is an exciting talent who has shown a natural ability to score goals and provide assists,” said Dr. Erkut Sogut, D.C. United Managing Director...

Fernando Abarca ( Área Sports Network, Corresponsal Enviado) INGLEWOOD, California — Un gol de Mikel Merino a tres minutos del final le dio a España una victoria por 2-1 sobre Bélgica el sábado en el Estadio de Los Ángeles, clasificando a La Roja a las semifinales de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026. España y Bélgica llegaban al encuentro tras superar sus respectivos compromisos de octavos de final. La selección española eliminó a Portugal con un triunfo por 1-0, mientras que los Diablos Rojos...

By: Mario Amaya Foxborough, MA- On December 14th, 2022, France and Morocco faced off in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to decide who would play in the final of that Tournament against Argentina in the city of Lusail. On that occasion, France, who were the defending World Cup champion at the time, defeated Morocco, who became the first African nation to reach the semi-finals, by the score of 2-0. Four years later, both teams would meet once again in a deciding stage of the...

By Mario Amaya Philadelphia, PA- On Saturday afternoon, on a warm summer afternoon on the United States' Independence Day, both France and Paraguay played in a very chippy affair in Philadelphia. France would walk away with a 1-0 victory against La Albirroja. The winning goal of the match would come in the 70th minute via a penalty kick. It all started in the 64th minute when Désiré Doué danced around several defenders inside the box; he was eventually taken down in the box by Diego Gómez....

By Niko Antoun Seattle, WA- The World Cup Round of 32 kicked off in Seattle early Wednesday afternoon, in a clash between Belgium and Senegal that ended in a massive upset for the Belgian Red Devils and a landmark win for African football. The match went into extra time after Belgium came from behind within four minutes to level the match 2-2 by the end of regulation. In extra time, the two sides sat back a little bit more, playing relatively more conservatively. At the 125th minute of the...

By Mario Amaya Portugal survived a late scare and produced a dramatic stoppage-time winner to defeat Croatia 2-1 in Toronto, booking their place in the Round of 16 after one of the most thrilling matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The first half belonged largely to Portugal, who controlled possession and repeatedly tested Dominik Livaković without finding a breakthrough. Bruno Fernandes, João Cancelo, Rafael Leão and Cristiano Ronaldo all came close, but Croatia's goalkeeper delivered an...

Fernando Abarca - Area Sports Network, USA SANTA CLARA, CA–– Team USA regresaba al área de la bahía después de mucho tiempo con la misión clara de continuar el sueño mundialista ante una selección de Bosnia que sabía que podía hacer daño. Estados Unidos dirá presente en octavos de final. Bosnia, desde un principio, se vio como un rival bastante pasivo, proponiendo poco, pero dando pequeños avisos… El primero vino de un saque de corner, en el cual pegó el poste. Bosnia jugó más que todo a...

By Mario Amaya East Rutherford, NJ- France finished the group stages with a perfect record, winning all three games, scoring 10 goals in the process, and entering as a favorite into their Round of 32 matchup against Sweden, who entered this stage of the World Cup as one of the best third-place teams, as favorites to win. France did not disappoint and walked away with the victory and their ticket to the Round of 16, with a commanding 3-0 victory Tuesday afternoon, in front of 80,633 fans in...

By Mario Amaya Philadelphia, PA- On a cloudy Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia, both Croatia and Ghana played to see their positioning in Group L. For Croatia, a win would guarantee them a spot in the round of 32, while for Ghana, a spot in the round of 32 was all but guaranteed, even with a loss, as they would get in as one of the best 3rd place teams in the tournament. In front of a sold-out crowd at Philadelphia Stadium, Croatia came out victorious, defeating Ghana 2-1 and finishing...

By Mario Amaya East Rutherford, NJ- Ecuador entered Thursday afternoon’s match against Germany in do-or-die mode, as a win would guarantee them a spot in the round of 32 in the World Cup. In contrast, a draw or a loss would guarantee their early exit from the tournament. In front of a sold-out crowd, mostly clad in yellow in support of Ecuador, “La Tri” would come through in a very dramatic way as they upset the four-time World Cup-winning German national team by a final score of 2-1. The...

By Mario Amaya Philadelphia, PA- On Monday afternoon, both France and Iraq entered their 2nd match of the World Cup on opposite sides of the moral spectrum. France entered this match with their morale at a high after defeating Senegal in their first match of the World Cup, while Iraq, who played their first World Cup match since 1986, fell 4-1 to Norway. Iraq was looking to get the upset of the tournament, but in a match that had a near two-hour delay due to severe weather, it would be...

Brazil and Haiti both came into their second matchups, respectively, on Friday night, looking to get their first three points of the tournament. Brazil was able to do that in the first 45 minutes of the game as they defeated Haiti handily in front of a sold-out crowd in the city of Philadelphia with a final score of 3-0. "We played a complete game, especially in the first half," Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said after the match. "In the second half, we controlled the game. Overall, we played...