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Spain’s Ferran Torres celebrates after scoring the opening goal of his team during the World Cup final football match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to lift Spain to their second World Cup title with a 1-0…
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up. Spain: Unai Simon; Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri (captain), Fabian Ruiz, Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena, Mikel Oyarzabal. Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister, Nicolas Gonzalez; Lionel Messi (captain),…
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…
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…
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…
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England’s attempt to double-team or even triple-team Lionel Messi didn’t faze the Argentine. Will Spain’s better drilled side do better? | Photo Credit: AP Mumbai As Spain and Argentina prepare to lock horns in Sunday night’s FIFA World Cup final, two of European football’s biggest names have highlighted the tactical intrigue that could define the…
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