FIFA World Cup 2026

FIFA World Cup 2026

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The match nobody asked for

On Saturday (18 July) in Miami, France and England will walk out at Hard Rock Stadium for what Fifa insists on calling the Bronze Final, and what nearly everyone else calls the third-place playoff,...

FIFA World Cup 2026 - Semi Final - England v Argentina - Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, US - July 15, 2026 England manager Thomas Tuchel reacts as he walks off the pitch after the first half Photo: REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

England manager Tuchel has no regrets over semi-final decisions

FIFA World Cup 2026 - Semi Final - England v Argentina - Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, US - July 15, 2026 Argentina's Lisandro Martinez and Giovani Lo Celso celebrate with a Falkland Islands related banner after the match as Argentina qualify for the final of the World Cup. Photo: REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

White House defends Argentina players' Falklands banner after World Cup semi-final win

20-year-old Lionel Messi helps to bathe Lamine Yamal, who was merely six months old at the time, during a photo session in Sept. 2007 in the dressing room of the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Photo: AP /Joan Monfort

From bathtub to World Cup final: Messi and Yamal set for historic showdown

A collage featuring Shakira, Justin Bieber and Madonna. Photo: Collected

Fifa faces backlash over 30-minute World Cup final halftime show

Argentina's Lautaro Martínez celebrates scoring their second goal in Fifa World Cup semi-final match against England at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, US on 15 July 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Lee Smith

Argentina's late-game DNA: How Scaloni built a team that refuses to lose

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Semi Final - England v Argentina - Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - July 15, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after the match. Photo: REUTERS

Argentina players left stunned by Tuchel’s defensive approach in World Cup semi-final

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UK minister urges Fifa to probe Argentina over Falklands banner display after beating England

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Semi Final - England v Argentina - Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - July 15, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after the match. Photo: REUTERS

Last gasp Argentina's resilience no surprise to captain Messi

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Pele's World Cup jersey fetches $4.9m at US auction

The World Cup replica trophy is displayed in a Louis Vuitton trophy trunk. New York City, US - July 16, 2026 General view as a World Cup replica trophy is displayed in a Louis Vuitton trophy trunk. in a Louis Vuitton store in New York City

World Cup trophy to arrive in style in bespoke Louis Vuitton trunk

US President Donald Trump waves aboard Marine One in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA on 15 July 2026. Photo: Reuters.

Trump to attend World Cup final on Sunday, White House says

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni (left) and Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente will go head-to-head in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.Photo:Reuters.

Scaloni faces former tutor De la Fuente in Argentina-Spain World Cup final