World Cup final reaches record U.S. audience of 62.8 million
Fox, Telemundo and Peacock reported a combined average of 62.837 million viewers for Spain’s extra-time World Cup final win over Argentina.
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The 10 best goals of the 2026 World Cup
FIFA recorded 308 goals across 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup. The 2026 World Cup final supplied the last decisive one, Ferran Torres’s 106th-minute winner for Spain. Earlier rounds offered a broader test for any ranking: goals created by a turn, a first touch or a goalkeeper’s decision to leave his line, along with shots from distance and finishes delivered when a match was running out of time. Technique, pressure and consequence shape this ranking of the best goals of the 2026 World Cup.
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.
Italy’s Pep Guardiola pursuit reaches beyond the national team
Italy’s pursuit of Pep Guardiola is being framed as more than a senior-team hire, with the FIGC seeking a wider technical reset after another World Cup miss.
Madrid welcomes Spain’s second World Cup star
Spain’s second men’s World Cup star moved into Madrid’s civic life through a bus, a stamp and a parade route ending at Cibeles.
Ferran Torres sends Spain past Argentina in World Cup final
Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute as Spain beat 10-man Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win the 2026 World Cup.
FIFA turns World Cup final halftime into a branded media product
FIFA’s first World Cup final halftime show packages music, sponsorship and digital distribution inside Spain vs. Argentina.
Argentina and Spain reach the World Cup final by managing the past differently
Argentina carried its 2022 champions forward. Spain promoted relationships built through its youth teams. The World Cup final tests two ways of preserving collective memory.
Argentina vs. Spain final will be a fight to control the match
Argentina and Spain enter the World Cup final with different routes to the same objective: control the ball, the rhythm and the spaces Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal need.
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.