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- Summary2026-07-19
Ferran Torres' extra-time winner sends Spain past 10-man Argentina to a second World Cup title; Messi's final ends in defeat
It took 106 minutes and one moment from a substitute. Ferran Torres swept in Nico Williams' cutback in the second period of extra time, and Spain beat Argentina 1-0 at MetLife Stadium to win their second World Cup, sixteen years after their first. Argentina had played extra time a man down after Enzo Fernandez was sent off late in normal time, and Lionel Messi's likely last game for his country ended without a title to defend it.
SummarySpainArgentinaFinal - Summary2026-07-18
England beat France 6-4 in a 10-goal third-place thriller; Saka's hat-trick, Mbappe's double takes him top of the Golden Boot
Ten goals, a hat-trick, and a Golden Boot race turned on its head. England beat France 6-4 in the World Cup third-place playoff in Miami on Sunday, racing to a 4-0 half-time lead before holding off a France comeback that reached 4-3. Bukayo Saka scored three, Jude Bellingham sealed it deep in stoppage time, and Kylian Mbappe's two goals lifted him to 10 for the tournament — one clear of Lionel Messi ahead of Sunday's final.
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The Captain, Wataru Endo
From an overlooked boy in Yokohama to the captain whose presence still binds Japan together.
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From Doha to North America
A map-led journey through Japan's World Cup history, from Doha to the 2026 horizon.
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Takefusa Kubo, Toward 2026
From Kawasaki to La Masia, Japan, La Real, and the road toward North America.
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