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BBC SportMessi on the brink of history - will it be his last World Cup game?
Argentina captain Lionel Messi will play his 34th World Cup match in Sunday's final, but will it be his last appearance?
BBC SportHas Saka shown Tuchel he's too good to leave out?
Bukayo Saka’s World Cup hat-trick against France reignited the selection debate and Thomas Tuchel’s decision to leave him out of the semi-final.
ESPNPlayer ratings: Bukayo Saka gets 9/10 as England b...
Bukayo Saka was the star of the show as England secured third place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Saturday.
ESPNArgentina's Martínez admits playing with pain
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano "Dibu" Martínez admitted he's been playing through pain in his right hand throughout the World Cup after avoiding a recommended operation in order to participate in the tournament.
Football ItaliaWorld Cup Final Spain vs. Argentina: Probable line-ups, where to watch on TV – Serie A stars on the bench
Lautaro Martinez and Nico Paz are the only Serie A representatives in the World Cup...
Football ItaliaToday’s Papers – Messi vs. Yamal, Juventus’ striker priority
La Gazzetta dello Sport At the top of the world Spain vs. Argentina – Yamal’s...
The Guardian FootballSpain v Argentina in the World Cup final: the referee, the stats and the omens
As the top two in the Fifa rankings prepare to meet in New Jersey on Sunday we look at the pointers that may help decide the game Slavko Vincic becomes the first Slovene to referee a World Cup final. He oversaw the 2024 Champions League final at Wembley (Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0) as well as Spain’s 2-1 win over France at the 2024 Euros semi-final. The 46-year-old’s first World Cup match was Argentina’s opening loss to Saudi Arabia in 2022. At this tournament, Vincic showed Ecuador’s Piero Hincapié a red card for covering his mouth in the 95th minute against Mexico. He has averaged 2.33 yellow cards per game. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup final data pointers: Spain’s defensive record and Argentina’s attack
The reigning champions may need to continue outperforming their xG to overcome Spain’s superb defensive record The World Cup final will feature the champions of South America and Europe for the first time. Argentina and Spain sit first and second in Fifa’s world ranking of men’s international teams. Opta’s supercomputer rated Luis de la Fuente’s side as favourites to win the tournament, with their opponents on Sunday deemed fourth likeliest. Both systems had England and France in their top four, suggesting the semi-finals featured the correct teams. But do the statistics from the World Cup indicate we have the best pair for the final? Continue reading...
BBC SportWorld Cup set for longest half-time in tournament's history
Half-time at the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina is set to be the longest in the tournament's history.
ESPNTransfer rumors, news: USMNT's Folarin Balogun tar...
United States striker Folarin Balogun could be on the move this summer. Transfer Talk has the latest.
The Guardian Football‘Something very special’: Tuchel reflects on World Cup after England claim third
France beaten 6-4 on ‘very emotional’ day for squad ‘This will help – but you never fully celebrate bronze’ Thomas Tuchel has said England’s players can be proud of their efforts after a thrilling 6-4 victory over France sealed third place at the World Cup for the first time. England raced into a 4-0 lead at half-time thanks to goals from Declan Rice – the stand-in captain – Ezri Konsa and two from Bukayo Saka. But they were pegged back to within one goal after Didier Deschamps, taking charge of his final France game after 14 years, rang the changes at the break. Kylian Mbappé took his tally at this tournament to 10 goals and 22 at World Cups in total as he pushed to win a second successive Golden Boot and surpassed Lionel Messi’s all-time record. The Argentina forward will have a chance to overhaul him in Sunday’s final against Spain. Continue reading...
BBC SportOver to you, Messi - Mbappe leads Golden Boot race for the ages
Kylian Mbappe leads the Golden Boot race by two goals but Lionel Messi could yet overtake him in the World Cup final.
The Guardian FootballSaka hat-trick seals 6-4 England win over France in epic World Cup third-place playoff
Where to start with this rollercoaster of a match? Thomas Tuchel had promised a reaction but he could not have imagined the manner of the response from England, albeit against a France team firmly on their sunloungers during an incredible first half in which they conceded four times. Yet with Kylian Mbappé on the hunt for his second successive Golden Boot in Didier Deschamps’ last match in charge of Les Bleus , even that lead courtesy of goals from Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and two from Bukayo Saka almost wasn’t enough. Mbappé began the comeback straight after half-time before adding his second after Bradley Barcola’s strike. The 27-year-old has become the first male player to reach double figures at a World Cup since Gerd Müller in 1970. Over to you, Lionel. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballFrance v England: World Cup third-place playoff – live
World Cup updates from 10pm BST/5pm EDT/7am AEST Players ‘puzzled’ but Tuchel left himself no option Email John | Sign up for Football Daily France: Maignan, Gusto, Konate, Lacroix, Theo Hernandez, Zaire Emery, Rabiot, Olise, Cherki, Doue, Mbappe. Subs: Samba, Risser, Digne, Upamecano, Kounde, Kone, Dembele, Tchouameni, Thuram, Barcola, Kante, Saliba, Lucas Hernandez, Mateta, Akliouche. England: Dean Henderson, Quansah, Konsa, Guehi, Spence, Rice, Saka, Eze, Rogers, Rashford, Toney. Subs: Pickford, Trafford, Gordon, James, Madueke, Watkins, Jordan Henderson, Burn, Anderson, Kane, O’Reilly, Bellingham, Chalobah, Stones. Continue reading...
ESPNRodri confident 'complete' Spain can top Argentina...
Spain reaching the FIFA World Cup final is still something of a novelty, given this is just the second time the country has gotten this far. Rodri sees it as the culmination of years building to this point.
ESPNSources: No weather concern for World Cup final
The World Cup final is not under any threat despite the air quality warnings in the area, sources told ESPN.
The Guardian FootballLuis de la Fuente reveals Spain will not man-mark Messi in World Cup final
Coach tells of first encounter when Messi was 16 ‘I took man-marker off and Messi scored four’ Luis de la Fuente says he will not man-mark Lionel Messi in the World Cup final, even though the Argentina captain has scored eight times and provided four assists and the Spain coach’s own experience suggests it might not be a bad idea. In the buildup to Sunday’s final in New Jersey, De la Fuente told the story of the first time he encountered Messi, 22 years ago, when the Argentinian was a 16-year-old coming through at Barcelona, he was the youth-team coach at Sevilla and the under-19 cup draw brought them together in the last 16 in May 2004 at the Miniestadi. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballWorld Cup 2026 latest: Trump criticises Tuchel, buildup to France v England and Spain v Argentina final
⚽ World Cup latest on final weekend of tournament ⚽ England’s exit was not just about Tuchel ⚽ Email us | Archive: Argentina v Spain in 1966 I’m still getting my head around the 2007 photo of Lionel Messi, 19, bathing Lamine Yamal, four months, for a Unicef calendar shoot. Sid Lowe has done some digging to find out how it all came out … The photograph was taken around Christmas 2007. Sport newspaper was putting together a charity calendar on behalf of Barcelona and Unicef, a studio set up in the away dressing room at the Camp Nou. Each player had a month and appeared with a child. Ronaldinho, the star, was July. Messi was January. Lamine Yamal was four months old. His mum, Sheila, had put him into a draw to take part. Monfort got the idea the night before when bathing his daughter, taking a plastic tub and a rubber duck with him. Although the baby was tiny and Messi was timid, with Sheila’s help he got a shot he was happy with. Continue reading...