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The Guardian FootballLethal Spain execute plan to perfection against France on way to World Cup final | Jeff Rueter
Brilliant buildup play has often withered but control and flawless execution overcame France’s more variable chaos When the World Cup came to North America, with its final held in the planet’s biggest media market, the tournament was bound to fixate on stars. Fox’s coverage certainly enables that bias. Every game is billed like a boxing bout between two über-talented footballers rather than 22 players figuring things out across 90 minutes. One semi-final has been distilled down to MESSI v KANE (or MESSI v BELLINGHAM, depending on the broadcaster). The other leaned heavily on hope that Lamine Yamal’s hamstring would finally be at 100% after his April injury. MBAPPÉ v 600 PASSES PER GAME isn’t so snappy. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballThe World Cup of Calvinball: Fifa’s hasty changes turn refereeing into a free-for-all | Beau Dure
Match officials are enforcing tweaks to the laws of the game that have hardly been tested. The results? Drama, ‘mistaken identities’ and lots of confusion In the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, the titular characters occasionally played a game known as Calvinball . The rules were amorphous. At any moment, something like a “30-yard base wicket” may become part of the game. Determining a “winner” was besides the point, as the score for one game was given as “Q to 12.” The fictional, farcical sport entered public consciousness and was even cited by US supreme court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in a blistering dissent last year. Continue reading...
ESPNPreparing for penalties: How goalkeepers get ready...
Since the shootout debuted at the 1982 World Cup, 39 knockout games have been decided from the penalty spot. What does preparation look like for the goalkeepers?
The Guardian FootballDidier Deschamps pays price for breaking free from the shackles that led him to glory | Jonathan Wilson
France finally let loose all their attacking power in this tournament and yet when the big test came against Spain they were too open Maybe Didier Deschamps was right all along. He has been criticised over his 14 years in the France job for being too cautious, for prioritising control, for not unleashing his great fleet of attacking players. In this tournament, his last as national manager, Deschamps has relaxed – from a tactical point of view at least; he remains as grouchy as ever in his public utterances. France have played some glorious football over the past few weeks but when it came down to it, against the first truly elite side they faced, they were overrun. France could have done with being a little more Deschamps. The paradox at this tournament was always that the better France played, the more of a waste the eight years since they won the World Cup appeared. Admiration for their attacking excellence in the US has been tempered by a sense of regret for the potential beauty and joy Deschamps’ cussedness has denied the world over the past decade. This was the France they could have been all that time, playing with elan and panache, evoking legitimate comparison to the glorious France of the early-to-mid 80s. Continue reading...
ESPNBalogun joins LeBron's agency after breakout WC
United States forward Folarin Balogun has signed with LeBron James' agency Klutch Sports following a breakout World Cup that elevated his profile on and off the pitch.
ESPNFrance counterattack, Argentina set pieces: How Wo...
We're down to the final four of the World Cup, with the four top-ranked teams set to square off. Yet all of them use very different attacking styles in order to score goals.
ESPNGet ready for the semifinals! What you need to kno...
There are now just four teams still harboring dreams of becoming world champions.
The Guardian FootballThe agony and ecstasy of World Cup penalty shootouts – in pictures
Ever since France midfielder Alain Giresse struck the World Cup’s first shootout penalty in 1982, a total of 342 players have stepped up to face the goalkeeper for the most nerve wracking test in football. We take a look at some of the players who took their shot at glory from the spot Continue reading...
ESPNBreakout stars of the 2026 World Cup: Diomande, Freeman, Manzambi, more
The 2026 World Cup will be remembered for how all the superstars showed up and dominated, but we've also had a few young talents breaking though. Here are four of the best we'll remember going into the 2026-27 season.
ESPNCubarsí calls for tolerance after ex-PM comments
Spain defender Pau Cubarsí has called for tolerance after the nation's former Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, claimed that France "don't have any French players."
BBC SportBorrowed shoes, no Golden Boot - the story of the World Cup's greatest scorer
Just Fontaine's record of 13 goals in a single World Cup has stood for decades, but he never played in the tournament again after injury ended his career at the age of 28.
ESPNInfantino: 64-team World Cup will be 'looked at'
Gianni Infantino has confirmed FIFA will discuss expanding the men's World Cup to 64 teams after the 2026 tournament, saying every nation should have the chance to dream of playing at football's biggest event.
BBC SportInfantino opens door to 64-team World Cup
Plans for a 64-team men's world cup are set to be picked up and assessed in detail after the 2026 tournament with Fifa boss Gianni Infantino saying football needs to be "for the whole world".
The Guardian FootballGianni Infantino hints at expansion to 64-team World Cup before 2030 event
‘Definitely an issue that will be examined and discussed’ Fifa president calls 48-team tournament a ‘huge success’ Fifa officials will look at the possibility of expanding the World Cup by another 16 teams before the 2030 event, Gianni Infantino said in an interview. The Fifa president told Bluewin, a Swiss media outlet, that growing from 48 to 64 teams could make sense. “That’s definitely an issue that will be examined and discussed in the relevant committees after this World Cup,” Infantino said. “When organising a World Cup, it’s important to organise it for the whole world – not just Europe and South America – but effectively the entire world. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup 2026: England set up Argentina semi, Haaland’s father says Norway ‘robbed’, Senegal sack Thiaw – live
⚽ All the latest as the quarter-finals conclude ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email us Sidebar, Whatever bears such a striking resemblance to Neil Innes’ I’m Free to be an Idiot that the former Monty Python collaborator received a songwriting credit and a share of the royalties in an out of court settlement. Wonderwall might be the England team’s Oasis song of choice , but surely they change it up to this more apposite (and far better imo) number. Continue reading...
ESPN⚽ USMNT World Cup grades: Expectations met?
At this summer's World Cup, the U.S. did its homework, aced the quizzes, and then failed the final exam. How should we grade its World Cup?
The Guardian FootballSwitzerland hit out at VAR after ‘mistaken identity’ check ends in Breel Embolo red card
Attacker shown second yellow card for simulation Argentina topple Swiss with two goals in extra time Fifa match officials’ novel use of the term “mistaken identity” reared its head again in sensational circumstances during Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and Switzerland , leaving the Swiss forward Breel Embolo in tears and the European side a man down for a total of 67 minutes against the defending champions. “It’s completely not understandable,” Switzerland’s head coach, Murat Yakin, said afterward. “I know that they will protect their referee but this rule destroyed the game today.” Continue reading...
ESPNKlopp and Germany agree on 'key points' of deal
Jürgen Klopp has reached an agreement on the "key points" of a deal to become the new Germany head coach, the German football federation has said.