The national team’s success in landing a World Cup slot gave Haitians around the world a momentary reprieve from their country’s deep crises.Fans in Port-au-Prince, the capital, celebrated Haiti’s defeat of Nicaragua on Tuesday to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Faroe Islands, rugged green specks in the North Atlantic, are an underdog. Most of the guys on the team have day jobs.A football pitch seen over the village of Leirvík.

Israeli soccer officials expected the demonstrations to persist even after a cease-fire took hold in Gaza.Fans displayed both Palestinian and Norwegian flags during a World Cup qualifier match between Norway and Israel on Saturday in Oslo.

The soccer star has been living in the country with Georgina Rodríguez, the mother of his children, testing the boundaries of social change in the conservative Islamic kingdom.Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez attending an event held by the Saudi team he plays for, Al Nassr, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2023.

A photo of Son Heung-min set off a heated debate online that laid bare the intense emotions surrounding South Korea’s gender divide.Son Heung-min, center, before an exhibition match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United in Seoul on Sunday.