The U.S. fans belted out John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' after the team's 2-0 win over Australia, beginning a tradition that is expected to continue for the duration of the USMNT's World C ...

"Take Me Home, Country Roads" became the USMNT's viral World Cup anthem, and its origin story involved FIFA asking teams for playlists and a U.S. Soccer executive made the call.

A song about a longing for home, John Denver's first hit in 1971 has been embraced by West Virginia in a big way, and has been appropriated by singers around the world looking for their very own ...

Discover the surprising true story behind John Denver's hit "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and the lost lyrics you've never heard.

John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" has become the song of the summer and it all happened quite by accident for the U ...

Folk singer John Denver's song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" was selected by the USMNT to be played during the 2026 World Cup ...

John Denver’s classic has been belted out during US matches at this tournament. Its appeal lies in the story it tells about a united America ...

World Cup fans were united this weekend by a song synonymous with belonging, nostalgia and the yearning for home ...

In the race to become the US team’s anthem, “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi finished a close second to John Denver’s classic country song ...

Country star Johnny Cash was known for a number of hit songs. One of those tracks was his 1996 recording of “I’ve Been Everywhere”. It was easy to picture the outlaw artist riding the rails going from ...

"Take Me Home, Country Roads," a song about a longing for home (co-written by a songwriter who had never even been in West ...

When the final whistle blew last Friday in the United States’ 2-0 World Cup win over Australia, “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” performed famously by John Denver, began blaring out at Lumen Field in ...