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ESPNWhy Rogers' $157M Chelsea transfer is high risk, b...
Morgan Rogers and Elliot Anderson are both moving clubs for huge fees this summer, but because of where they play the deals will be judged differently.
The Guardian FootballNew faces, gulfs in class and flawed drama: how 48 teams changed the World Cup
The first 48-team World Cup had its positives and negatives – do we need to brace for a 64-team future? It was less than 12 months after Gianni Infantino succeeded Sepp Blatter as president that Fifa announced the expansion of the men’s World Cup from 32 to 48 teams. The reaction was mixed. Diego Maradona said he was “delighted by Gianni’s initiative” because it allowed each country to dream of reaching the tournament, renewing their passion for football. Joachim Löw, then in charge of the world champions Germany, said: “I don’t think it’s a good idea to dilute the sporting value … In the long term, the quality suffers.” On the evidence of the first 48-team edition, won by Spain after 104 games across five-and-a-half weeks in North America, it’s fair to conclude Maradona and Löw both had a point. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup 2026 awards: the Guardian team give their final tournament verdicts
The best games, goals and personal highlights – from a magical Azteca to Erling Haaland breaking America Paraguay 1-1 Germany. There were plenty more games with more goals but none could match the drama of the penalty shootout in this last-32 tie. Germany aren’t supposed to lose in them but they did this time in spectacular fashion. Ed Aarons Continue reading...
ESPNWorld Cup grades: Infantino, Bielsa both earn an F...
The World Cup is officially over, and it's time to provide some final grades to some of the teams and people who became household names in North America.
ESPNWorld Cup's best and most disappointing XIs, from ...
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The Guardian FootballThe quirky side of World Cup 2026 – in pictures
As we say goodbye and adios to World Cup 2026, we round up some of the stranger photographs taken during the tournament, featuring animals, cake … and a dancing robot Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup, Ballon d’Or, Champions League, Euros … has Rodri completed football? | The Knowledge
Plus: the most World Cup assists, Ballon d’Or winners with fewest caps and what happens to World Cup balls? Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “Adding the World Cup to his résumé means Rodri has now won the World Cup, the European Championship, the Champions League, and the Ballon d’Or,” writes Owen Bagnall. “Has anyone else ‘completed football’ like this?” They have but it’s a small, elite list. Continue reading...
ESPNMessi struggled in the World Cup final: So what? H...
It's unlikely Lionel Messi will play in a World Cup final again, and although he disappointed against Spain, it will be forgotten due to his dazzling career.
The Guardian FootballFootball Daily | Here are 48 reasons to cherish the World Cup (minus the Geopolitics)
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! The Geopolitics World Cup is already fading from view, replaced by a thin July gruel of pre-season friendlies and transfer tales. But there’s still time to cast another look back over the 48-team, 104-game, 308-goal leviathan that has dominated the last six weeks of our lives. Without further ado, here are 48 reasons to cherish this year’s World Cup (minus the Geopolitics). Continue reading...
ESPNRanking the best viral moments, from Merlin the Du...
Forget the football! These meme-worthy moments helped make the 2026 FIFA World Cup one of the most memorable in history.
ESPNOn top of the gram: Haaland, Vozinha most followed...
The Norwegian striker and the goalie from Cape Verde were among the most followed players on Instagram during the 2026 World Cup.
ESPNInfantino's epic World Cup tour: FIFA president cl...
From the 2026 World Cup opener in Mexico City to the final in New Jersey, FIFA president Gianni Infantino flew the equivalent of 2½ times around the Earth.
ESPNReal Madrid 'win' World Cup with more goal scorers...
Barcelona's Ferran Torres was Spain's final hero, but when it comes to which club's players scored the most goals this summer, it's Real Madrid who "won" the World Cup.
ESPNNot even Messi's magic could will Argentina to bac...
Argentina lost to Spain in the World Cup final, but the defending champs were also battling against history.
ESPNGrades for every team eliminated from the World Cu...
We grade all 47 teams that were eliminated from the World Cup and how its run compared with expectations.
The Guardian FootballThe 2026 World Cup was full of spectacle, scandal and compromise | Jonathan Wilson
This was a good rather than great World Cup on the field. In the background, things were a lot less edifying Perhaps it’s too early, with the shreds of gold tape still fluttering through the New Jersey sky, to make a proper assessment. That will only come when everything has sunk in properly, when memories have had the chance to settle and shape themselves, when the consequences of certain events have become clear. But let’s try anyway to make some sort of assessment of where the World Cup that ended with Leandro Paredes grappling with Gavi ranks historically. The Balogun Affair could yet have major consequences. At the moment, it feels that the world has moved on, but that’s the nature of tournaments. They have a momentum of their own, a drive towards the finish that tends to sweep everything else aside. But there can be little doubt that the bending before political pressure, sweeping aside 64 years of precedent to ensure a particular player could take the stage, just as Gianni Infantino had done with Cristiano Ronaldo , just as he had done in gerrymandering the qualification criteria for the Club World Cup to ensure Lionel Messi played, represents a milestone. Continue reading...
ESPNTorres fires Spain past Argentina for 2nd WC title...
Ferran Torres clinched Spain's second men's World Cup title with an extra-time winner against reigning world champions Argentina in a bad-tempered final.
The Guardian FootballWhat’s left after this World Cup? A kind of messy hope | Jonathan Liew
Kazakhs cheering Uzbeks, Bengalis wild for Argentina … This tournament was once a playground for nationalism. Now it shows how flimsy that allegiance is It’s the World Cup final , so you pick a side. And don’t worry if you happen to be part of the 98.9% of the human race that is neither Spanish nor Argentinian – just make something up. Maybe you like the Spain kit. Maybe you’ve always been an admirer of Lionel Messi. Maybe you’re still raw about the Falklands or Diego Maradona, maybe you disagree with the Pedro Sánchez government’s stance on Palestine/Israel, maybe you once ate a dodgy empanada on your gap year. Nobody needs to see your working. Only two rules really apply: be partisan and be quick about it. The MetLife Stadium on Sunday night was a melting pot of colliding incongruities and temporary identities. The former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was wearing an Argentina shirt . The comedian Trevor Noah wore a Spain shirt . Indeed, ticket sales data suggests that an overwhelming proportion of the crowd was American. The most consequential fixture in international sport was, as it turned out, little more than a grand cosplay for the New Jersey leisure market. Jonathan Liew is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...