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FIFA World Cup 2026

  • TOPSHOT - Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi reacts after losing the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026.  (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Messi, the immigrant who never forgot his homeland
  • TOPSHOT - Argentina's captain and forward #10 Lionel Messi (R) holds the FIFA World Cup Trophy following the trophy ceremony after Argentina won the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 18, 2022. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Gallery Lionel Messi’s life in pictures
  • Argentina's forward Lionel Messi cries after Argentina lost the World Cup final to Spain last month.
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    Lionel Messi announces he is retiring from Argentina’s national team
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  • The threat of a UEFA boycott had put huge pressure on embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
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    UEFA set to drop boycott threat, handing FIFA some breathing room, AP says
  • FILE - Argentina's Leandro Paredes (5) knocks down Spain's Gavi (9) during scuffle after the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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    Paredes banned 10 games as FIFA suspends 3 Argentina players for World Cup final scuffle
  • SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 18: Magnus Carlsen attends the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, California.  (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
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    ‘Undoubtedly the GOAT’: Magnus Carlsen defends chess title at 2026 Esports World Cup
  • In this image from a video released by Ecuador National Police, Ecuadorian police remove alleged bricks of cocaine from a truck in Carchi, Ecuador Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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    Ecuador police didn’t expect to find Erling Haaland’s face plastered on cocaine bricks
  • Luis Figo, left, said FIFA boss Gianni Infantino "must go."
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    Soccer legend Figo says beleaguered Infantino ‘must go’ as FIFA holds crisis meeting
  • EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JULY 19: Ferran Torres #7 of Spain celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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    Ferran Torres on World Cup-winning goal: ‘It was the best moment in my life’
  • FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the opening ceremony of the International Broadcast Center in Dallas on June 1.
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    European soccer body UEFA warns FIFA of legal action over Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off plan
  • Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group H - Spain v Cape Verde - Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - June 15, 2026
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    Cape Verde’s Pico Lopes reflects on World Cup run: ‘We deserve to be here’
  • EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JULY 19: Dani Olmo #10 of Spain controls the ball against Cristian Romero #13 of Argentina during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)
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  • US President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino after presenting the FIFA World Cup Winner's Trophy to Spain in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19, 2026.
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  • <p>Shamrock Rovers captain Pico Lopes helped Cape Verde make World Cup history, becoming the smallest nation ever to reach the knockout stage. </p><p>World Sport's Patrick Snell recently caught up with Lopes about his incredible summer and how he got to represent Cape Verde in the first place.</p>
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  • EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 25: Referee Tori Penso walks out of the tunnel for the second half during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Ecuador and Germany at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 25, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
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    Meet the World Cup referee paving the way for women
  • <p>Tori Penso became the first American woman to be a head referee at a men's World Cup match. She spoke with Amanda Davies in New York the morning after the final.</p>
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  • People ride an amusement swing ride seen from the giant Ferris wheel in the Jardin des Tuileries during sunset, in Paris, France, July 17, 2026. Picture taken through a window.
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  • A giant screen shows Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi and other teammates as fans gather at a fan festival to watch the World Cup quarterfinal football match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 11, 2026.
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    Now what? For some fans, when the World Cup ends, the emotional hangover begins
  • Dancers from a local troupe shout "add oil" in unison as they cheer for the players at the Fuping county Viillage Super League in Fuping County, Hebei province, China, on July 18, 2026.
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    China doesn’t need the World Cup. It has the ‘Village Super League’
  • US fans cheer for their team ahead of the 2026 World Cup Group D football match between Turkey and USA at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on June 25, 2026.
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    Was the World Cup worth it?
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    The World Cup is over, long live the World Cup: A look back at one of the best tournaments ever
  • Fans cheer for a US goal at a FIFA Fan Festival in Los Angeles on June 12.
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    How the World Cup became the summer party America needed
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