August 5
UBC’s soccer programs, both men’s and women’s, are titans of the sport in Canada, with an unprecedented run of success built on more than just talent. Read More.
July 22
Off the back of a lacklustre offensive performance from Argentina, Spain captured their first World Cup title since 2010. Read More.
July 13
In the past few weeks, Vancouver has become one big World Cup party. In contrast, UBC has remained surprisingly quiet, despite high student interest in the event. Read More.
July 9
While it was evenly matched throughout, Colombia’s slight edge during regulation play meant little in penalties, with the Swiss side’s patience winning the day to advance to the final eight. Read More.
July 9
For the first 45 minutes, the impossible looked real. Canada, a World Cup minnow, was outplaying a top-ten side, Morocco. But in the second half, as Les Rouges learned, toppling a giant isn’t easy. Read More.
July 7
Switzerland got its first World Cup knockout victory in 88 years, advancing to the Round of 16, despite a hard-fought contest by Algeria. Read More.
July 1
In the dying minutes of Canada’s first-ever knockout round game, tied at 0 with South Africa, they needed a hero. Stephen Eustáquio stepped up. Read More.
June 29
In an incredibly tight Group G, the final group stage game in Vancouver had clear stakes. The winner would move on, and the loser would go home. Read More.
June 26
Canada had a fantastic chance to top Group B against Switzerland with either a win or a draw. Switzerland had other ideas, scoring twice in the opening 15 minutes of the second half, sending Les Rouges to second place. Read More.
June 16
The first World Cup match ever played in Vancouver did not disappoint. Turkey was returning to the World Cup for the first time since 2002 and looking for a win. However, despite maintaining possession for the majority of the contest, Turkey struggled against a punishing Australian defence, ultimately losing 2-0. Read More.
June 14
In their first game of the 2026 World Cup in Toronto, Canada was given a scare by a feisty Bosnia and Herzegovina team, who took an early lead in the first half. Thankfully for Les Rouges, Cyle Larin’s goal in the 78th minute brought them even, earning a draw for Canada’s first standings point at a World Cup. Read More.
March 31
Last year, Women’s Soccer finished the season as one of the best defences in the country. Next year, you can expect more of the same. Read More.
November 25
After two early Montreal goals, the Thunderbirds needed to rally to close the gap. They only got halfway there. The T-Birds claimed silver at the U Sports Women’s Soccer Championship, falling to the University of Montreal Carabins 2–1 in the final game of the season, breaking a 42-game winning streak. Read More.
November 22
In a nail-biting rematch of last year’s gold medal game, the UBC women’s soccer team faced L’Université Laval Rouge et Or in the semifinals at the U Sports Women’s Soccer Championship. After falling down 2–0 early in the game, it looked as though the ‘Birds would be handed their first loss of the year. That was, until Jayda Thompson put on an offensive clinic. Read More.
November 16
In the last few minutes of the consolation final, the University of Toronto Varsity Blues scored a goal to cut UBC’s lead to 2–1. For a couple seconds, they could believe they had a chance of winning the consolation title. The T-Birds weren’t about to let that happen. Read More.
November 15
UBC men's soccer choked back their loss against Montreal, and beat the living daylights out of a clearly inferior opponent. In a game that UBC controlled from the kickoff, the ‘Birds humiliated the Tigers — barely letting them even touch the ball in a 3–0 win that wasn’t nearly as close as the score indicates. Read More.
November 14
The final stages of everything UBC women’s soccer has been working toward this season was finally underway. Coming in as the top seed in the tournament, UBC faced off against the eighth seeded University of Guelph Gryphons in a gruelling quarterfinal match. Read More.
November 13
Extending their lead for the most in the conference’s history, UBC women’s soccer earned their 18th Canada West title, toppling the Trinity Western University (TWU) Spartans 2–0 in the Canada West finals on the evening of Oct. 31 at Ken Woods Field. Read More.
November 10
In national tournaments, the matchups are often unusual, with teams playing opponents from other provinces they may have only played a few times in their team’s entire history. The regional rivalries that dominate in the regular season — and all the bitterness and familiarity that defines them — are gone. But you wouldn’t have thought that watching UBC and Montreal go at it on Thursday. The Thunderbirds and Carabins played an ugly, physical, bitter match — a rock fight that came down to the final moments. Read More.
November 10
After a surprisingly close quarterfinal against Saskatchewan, to open the Canada West semifinals, UBC women’s soccer beat the Mount Royal University (MRU) Cougars 2–1 last Thursday at Ken Woods Field. Read More.
