https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal Explainers, previews and data pieces on every world cup in every sport. en Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:28:38 GMT https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/athletics-ultimate-championship-budapest-2026 https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/athletics-ultimate-championship-budapest-2026 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT ATHLETICS Athletics' newest global event paid $150,000 per win. Jefferson-Wooden and Bednarek took a sprint double each, and Kerr won without Ingebrigtsen. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/handball-2027-preview https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/handball-2027-preview Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT HANDBALL Thirty-two teams, 106 matches, six cities and a champion chasing a fifth straight title. The first world championship of 2027 starts on 13 January. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/rugby-world-cup-2027 https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/rugby-world-cup-2027 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT RUGBY Australia hosts from 1 October to 13 November. South Africa arrive as back-to-back champions with a record four titles. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/womens-world-cup-brazil-2027 https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/womens-world-cup-brazil-2027 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT FOOTBALL 64 matches in eight cities, and a final at the Maracanã on 25 July. Spain defend the title they won in Sydney. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/denmark-four https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/denmark-four Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT HANDBALL 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025. No men's team had won four straight world titles. Germany 2027 is next. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/india-retain-t20 https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/india-retain-t20 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT CRICKET The first team to defend the T20 title, at home in Ahmedabad, with the highest total ever made in a final. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/finland-fifth-title https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/finland-fifth-title Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT ICE HOCKEY A 1–0 overtime final in Zurich, a first-ever medal for Norway, and a host nation that lost a third final in a row. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/venezuela-wbc https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/venezuela-wbc Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT BASEBALL A ninth-inning double in Miami beat Team USA 3–2 and gave Venezuela the title. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/boundary-count https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/boundary-count Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT CRICKET How England won a Cricket World Cup final without scoring more runs, and how the rules changed afterwards. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/germany-hockey-double https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/germany-hockey-double Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT HOCKEY One goal in Wavre, a fourth world title, and a women's final won by Argentina in a shoot-out. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/goals-by-edition https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/goals-by-edition Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT HISTORY From 70 in 1930 to 172 in 2022. What the totals tell you, and what they hide. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/forty-eight-teams https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/forty-eight-teams Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT FOOTBALL Sixteen extra places, a round of 32 and 104 matches. How the 2026 format reshaped the road to the trophy. https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/spains-double https://worldcupsupporters.com/journal/spains-double Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT FOOTBALL Sydney in 2023, New Jersey in 2026. Three years apart, the same flag on both trophies.