It’s hard to believe, but the 2026 World Cup ends on Sunday, but it goes out with a bang as Argentina and Spain are set to face off in an incredibly intriguing tactical chess match with the world’s greatest prize on the line.
Lionel Messi delivered the goods when Argentina needed him the most, sending the defending world champs back to the final with a dramatic, late 2-1 comeback victory over England on Tuesday.
England and Argentina are set to face off for the first time in more than 20 years in Atlanta on Wednesday, and they will do so with a place in the 2026 World Cup final on the line.
France and Arsenal defender William Saliba was subbed off with an apparent back injury after 30 minutes of Les Bleus’ 2026 World Cup semifinal against Spain on Tuesday.
Spain have conceded just one goal in seven games at the 2026 World Cup, and it was that same defense that carried them to a 2-0 victory over France in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Lionel Andres Messi and Argentina are two games from football immortality; from undisputed, unassailable G.O.A.T. status; from removing any doubt or rebuttal over who’s the best to ever do it.
Star striker Folarin Balogun is set to miss the USMNT’s next game at the 2026 World Cup after he was shown a straight red card and sent off in the Americans’ 2-0 victory over Bosnia & Herzegovina on Wednesday.
Argentina’s bid to become the first nation since Brazil more than 60 years ago to win back-to-back World Cups heads into the knockout rounds on Friday, as Lionel Messi and Co., face tournament darlings Cape Verde in Miami on Wednesday (6 pm ET).
The USMNT is headed to the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup after beating Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-0 in the round of 3-2 on Tuesday, with Folarin Balogun and Malik Tillman getting on the scoreheet on Wednesday.
Tottenham Hotspur’s summer spending spree is set to continue as the club will break its one- or two-day-old transfer record by signing midfielder Sandro Tonali from Newcastle for up to $133 million.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s last crack (we think) at winning the World Cup heads into the knockout rounds on Thursday, when Portugal face Croatia in one of the top ties of the round of 32 in Toronto.
After grinding their way through the group stage at the 2026 World Cup, England hope the knockout rounds are a new frontier for better (and more open) attacking football, beginning with their round of 32 showdown against DR Congo on Wednesday.
The Netherlands won their World Cup group and tens of thousands of Dutch fans descended upon Kansas City on Thursday. It was a day that many locals will never, ever forget.
The USMNT is already through to the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup as winners of Group D, giving Mauricio Pochettino unlimited options (and decisions to make) as the Yanks prepare to face Turkiye on Thursday.
Argentina can book their place in the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup with a win on Monday (1 pm ET), and perhaps even win the Group J with a game to spare, when they face Austria in Dallas.
Curacao made history yet again, as the tiny island nation of just 150,000 people earned its first-ever World Cup point in a thriller of a 0-0 draw with Ecuador. With a little luck (and some Dutch influence), it won’t be their last.
The USMNT is through to the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup after improving to 2-0-0 with a 2-0 victory over Australia on Friday, and the American fans are starting to believe in their boys — and with very good reason.
This was supposed to be Kansas City’s big night, making history as the city hosts a World Cup game for the first time, but Lionel Messi had to go and steal the show and make it all about himself.
