Marc Cucurella fulfills World Cup promise with Luis de la Fuente tattoo
Marc Cucurella fulfilled his pre-World Cup promise by getting a visible tattoo of Spain coach Luis de la Fuente holding the trophy.
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How Lamine Yamal’s little brother Keyne became a World Cup star
Keyne, Lamine Yamal’s three-year-old brother, became a familiar figure during Spain’s 2026 World Cup run through a series of celebrations with Lamine.
Zidane set to take over France as the Deschamps era ends
Zinédine Zidane is expected to succeed Didier Deschamps as France coach. Here is what the reported four-year appointment means for Les Bleus.
IShowSpeed’s World Cup closing role reveals FIFA’s creator strategy
IShowSpeed’s route from livestreams to FIFA’s official album and World Cup final closing ceremony shows how creators moved inside the tournament.
The $750 Dallas raccoon Erling Haaland carried home from the World Cup
Erling Haaland returned to Norway carrying a $750 taxidermied raccoon bought during his World Cup stop in Dallas.
The best saves of the 2026 World Cup so far
Alireza Beiranvand leads a ranking of the saves that have kept teams alive and changed matches at the 2026 World Cup.
The World Cup has become Erling Haaland’s American coming-out party
Erling Haaland arrived in North America as a famous club striker. Norway’s historic World Cup run has made him the unmistakable center of a national story.
World Cup misses expose the stutter-step penalty’s cost
The World Cup’s stutter-step misses reveal the trade-off between reading the goalkeeper and protecting the quality of the strike.
Javier Aguirre’s Anthony Gordon line became Mexico’s final World Cup portrait
Javier Aguirre’s touchline exchange with Anthony Gordon captured his final night as Mexico manager: blunt, observant and still engaged until the end.
Kylian Mbappé gave racism the answer it deserved
Kylian Mbappé’s response to Celeste Amarilla kept Paraguay separate from an elected official’s racist attack after France’s World Cup win.