Spain’s Rodri celebrates with the tournament’s best player award after (AP/PTI) Spain midfielder Rodri has etched his name alongside some of football’s greatest legends after completing one of the sport’s rarest collections of honours following La Roja’s FIFA World Cup 2026 triumph.With Spain defeating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the final, Rodri became just…
Spain’s Lamine Yamal (AP Photo) Lamine Yamal added another remarkable milestone to his rapidly growing legacy even before kick-off in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, becoming the first player in football history to feature in both a UEFA European Championship final and a FIFA World Cup final as a teenager.The 19-year-old sensation took his…
Argentina fans gather for a rally on the eve of the World Cup final match in New York’s Time Square, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Hours before Argentina’s FIFA World Cup final against Spain, thousands of fans transformed New York City’s iconic Times Square into a sea of blue and white, creating a…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates with teammates (AP Photo) Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazario believes Spain will have too much quality for defending champions Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, backing Luis de la Fuente’s side to secure a comfortable victory over Lionel Messi‘s team. Spain and Argentina will meet at the New York,…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (AP Photo) As Lionel Messi prepares to lead Argentina into another FIFA World Cup final, former India coach and current Rwanda national team manager Stephen Constantine has made a bold assessment of the Argentine superstar, insisting that while Messi is among football’s greatest, he is “not the best” in history.Speaking to PTI…
Tom Cruise is kicking off FIFA World Cup finals weekend in true Hollywood fashion, as he released a special promotional video for his upcoming film ‘Digger’.Showing off his football skills the actor appeared in a promo video, ahead of his appearance at the FIFA World Cup 2026 closing ceremony. Sharing the clip on his social…
L-R: Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez; Spain players; and King Felipe VI (AP Photos) Spain will have their highest political and royal representatives cheering from the stands when they take on Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and King Felipe VI both expected to attend the showpiece clash…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates after teammate Lautaro Martinez scored their side’s second goal during the World Cup semifinal match between England and Argentina in Atlanta. (AP/PTI) Lightning has struck twice for England. Just as they dared to dream of a first World Cup final on foreign soil, a masterclass in late-game execution by Lionel Messi…
Spain’s Pedro Porro scores their second goal against France goalkeeper Mike Maignan (16) during the World Cup semifinal match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo) Vignettes of some sporting spectacles unfold in fairly interchangeable order. Spain’s 2-0 dismantling of France in the first semifinal of this expanded World Cup on…
Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Lionel Messi (Agency Image) “Y ya lo ve, y ya lo ve. El que no salta, Es un ingles!”“And now you see, and now you see, whoever doesn’t jump is English.”It is one of the most common chants among Argentina’s football fans and players. It follows the team wherever it…