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Luis de la Fuente, Head Coach of Spain, lifts the FIFA World Cup Winner’s Trophy after the team’s victory following the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19, 2026. Photo: Getty Images via AFP. Luis de la Fuente … Read more

Spain’s Rodri lifts the World Cup trophy alongside teammates as they celebrate winning the World Cup | Photo Credit: Reuters There are defeats that arrive in a single devastating blow. Others unfold so gradually that the victim barely notices the danger until escape is no longer possible. Also read: Spain vs Argentina, FIFA World Cup … Read more

Spain fans celebrate at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid after Spain win the FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, on July 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Thousands of ecstatic Spanish fans in Madrid bellowed out the Queen song “We Are the Champions” following Spain’s victory in the World Cup final on Sunday (July 19, … Read more

A tournament of emotions and unforgettable moments. Cape Verde and Vozhinha, the thriller of Azteca, the Viking row and the Haaland song, and back and forth between France and England for third place will be remembered for a long time as well as the tears and farewell of a set of players who defined a … Read more

Argentina’s Lionel Messi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Lionel Messi has quite a climb to catch Kylian Mbappé for the Golden Boot. The Argentina superstar has won just about everything in soccer except for the award for being the leading scorer at the World Cup, and he’s now two behind Mbappé after the France striker … Read more

The best offence. The best defence. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel Messi — the most prolific goal scorer in the tournament’s history — and defending champion Argentina will take on Spain’s defensive juggernaut on Sunday (July 19, 2026) in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Spain beat France … Read more

In the 22 previous World Cup men’s finals (which would include the 1950 match between Uruguay and Brazil that technically wasn’t a final, but decided who won the World Cup), the winning team has averaged 2.6 goals in the title matchup. The losing team has averaged 1.1 goals. The two most recent World Cup finals … Read more

Switzerland’s goalkeeper Kobel fails to keep out Argentina’s Alvarez shot from outside the box. | Photo Credit: AFP The World Cup has not only grown larger but has also been more prolific. Ahead of the final, the tournament has produced 307 goals in 103 matches, an average of 2.98 per game, comfortably higher than Qatar 2022, where … Read more

France’s Kylian Mbappe shakes hands with France coach Didier Deschamps at the end of the FIFA World Cup 2026 match against England, at Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S., on July 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Kylian Mbappe moved past Lionel Messi for the career World Cup scoring record on Saturday (July 18, 2026), … Read more

England’s Ollie Watkins and Harry Kane look at their bronze medals during the ceremony after the match. | Photo Credit: Reuters England beat France 6-4 in a chaotic World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday (July 18, 2026) as Kylian Mbappe became the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history. Also read: FIFA World Cup third-place … Read more

July 19, 2026 05:05 England edge France 6-4 in chaotic World Cup bronze match England beat France 6-4 in a chaotic World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday (July 18, 2026) as Kylian Mbappe became the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history. England edge France 6-4 in chaotic World Cup bronze match England triumphed over … Read more

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni during trainingon July 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni urged fans to make the most of seeing Lionel Messi lead his team out in another World Cup final at the age of 39 as the holders aim to retain the trophy when they take on Spain this … Read more

Djokovic interacts with Messi at the fest. | Photo Credit: AFP The FIFA’s World Cup has increasingly become a celebration not just of football but of football as entertainment. So, on the eve of the final, the governing body transformed the Javits Center beside the Hudson into a fan park. Hundreds queued for hours and … Read more

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (L) and Spain’s Lamine Yamal (R). | Photo Credit: Getty Images by AFP There is more than one way to become a World champion. Spain has spent the past month trying to ensure football unfolds exactly as it imagines, while Argentina has proved that even when football refuses to cooperate, victory can … Read more

Who will bathe in glory? The 20-year-old Messi and the five-month-old Yamal at a photoshoot in Barcelona in 2007. The two will now vie for football’s greatest honour. | Photo Credit: AP Some old photographs gather dust, some others gather meaning. When Lionel Messi held a five-month-old Lamine Yamal during a charity calendar shoot around … Read more

Sunday’s final will see a tactical duel between Luis de La Fonte and Lionel Scaloni. | Photo Credit: AFP The embrace lasted longer than the cameras expected. After a quick interaction in front of the fans at the FIFA Fanatics events, a first ahead of a World Cup final, Lionel Scaloni, the Argentina coach, walked across … Read more

Luis de la Fuente smiled when asked whether he was nervous before the biggest match of his coaching career. “Only because we’re going back by helicopter,” the Spain coach joked. “We came here by helicopter and that makes me anxious. About everything else I am calm.” It was an answer that revealed much about Spain’s state of … Read more

It is impossible to walk around Vyasarpadi, popularly known as the ‘mini Brazil of Chennai’, without running into a footballer. Football is not just another sport here. It is personal and, as Jayaseelan, a 44 year-old autorickshaw driver and ardent fan of former Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos, puts it, “Football is life itself.” As Spain … Read more

The lineup of sports legends, all on the stage at Fanatics Fest on Friday night (July 17, 2026), was almost absurd. There was Tom Brady, the greatest Super Bowl champion of all time. There was Novak Djokovic, the winner of more men’s Grand Slam tennis tournaments than anyone else. There was Kevin Durant, the only … Read more

 I’m not saying India will qualify but India will have a better chance to qualify if they increase to 64 from 48,” former Indian Football star Bhaichung Bhutia said in an exclusive interview with PTI. File | Photo Credit: ANI A 64-team football World Cup, which the international governing body FIFA is mulling, will give … Read more

On Tuesday (July 14,2026) Spain beat France 2-0 to reach their first World Cup final since winning their only title in 2010. A day later, Argentina came from behind to beat England 2-1, keeping alive the defending champions’ hopes of a second successive crown. How the teams got here Spain, fondly known as La Roja, … Read more

Olmo’s smart movement posed a tough challenge for France in the semifinal. | Photo Credit: Reuters Spain’s historic 2010 FIFA World Cup triumph was built on the brilliance of legendary midfielders Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez. Sixteen years later, Spain is back in the summit clash of the quadrennial event. While the spotlight has rightly … Read more

England players train ahead of the third place play-off against France. | Photo Credit: Reuters There is perhaps no lonelier fixture in football than the World Cup third-place playoff. For 30 days, players dream only of one destination. They imagine lifting the trophy, hearing their anthem before the final and writing themselves into history. Then, … Read more

In 2016, The International Football Association Board (IFAB), which oversees the laws of the game, approved trials for video referees. This edition marks the third time that VAR has been used in World Cups starting with the 2018 World Cup in Russia. This World Cup has also seen numerous instances where lovers of the game … Read more

By the time Argentina’s players emerged from the tunnel on Wednesday evening, familiar songs had already begun rolling around the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The crowd came from Buenos Aires and Cordoba, from Rosario and Mendoza. But they also came with unmistakably different accents from Kolkata and Dhaka, from Kochi and Varanasi, from South Asian immigrant neighbourhoods … Read more

This image showcases a flare being thrown next to a player during a match between Brazil and Chile in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. This player feigned injury alleging that the flare had hit him. Evidence quickly showed that the allegation was false and he received a lifetime ban from football. File Published – July 17, … Read more

Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates after the match as they advance to the World Cup final | Photo Credit: Reuters Lionel Messi has a message for Argentina’s detractors: “Nothing was handed to us.” The Argentina superstar responded to critics who have been bashing the reigning World Cup champions over perceptions of beneficial officiating and favouritism by … Read more

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U.S. President Donald Trump will also attend a reception for football’s world governing body, FIFA, at Trump Tower in New York on July 17, 2026. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump will attend Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, the White House said, saving his first appearance at the tournament … Read more