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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 07:44Who am I? Guess World Cup star No 43
Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?
Guardian — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 07:35World Cup 2026: Spain’s champions land in Madrid for heroes’ welcome after beating Argentina – live
⚽ Latest World Cup news as tournament comes to close ⚽ Player guide | Golden Boot | Follow on TikTok | Mail us Back to the action on the field, or rather slightly adjacent to it. A lacklustre “closing ceremony” in which Tom Cruise was drowned out by the crowd got proceedings under way in New Jersey. A half-time show…
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Guardian — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 04:59Spain are world champions - World Cup Daily
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , John Brewin, Jonathan Wilson and Sid Lowe as Spain win the 2026 World Cup. Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email . On the podcast today; Spain win the world cup for the 2nd time in their history. Has a team ever deserved it more? Continu…
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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 03:28Lamine Yamal 'completes football' at 19 as Argentina betray Messi
Spain's Lamine Yamal takes the glory of World Cup victory as the great Lionel Messi's evening ends in tears.
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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 03:19Sixteen titles in five years - why Spain are a dominant force
We look at what's behind Spain's dominance after they become the first nation to be men's and women's World Cup champions at the same time.
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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 03:08World Cup quiz: Can you name every winner?
With the World Cup final taking place on Sunday, put your knowledge of the previous winners to the test.
BBC Sport — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 02:44Trump, Bieber and Shakira - a World Cup final like never before
The 2026 World Cup final may not linger long in the memory for what happened on the pitch but it will for all that surrounded it, with an appearance by President Trump, the longest half-time in football and songs by a host of stars.
BBC Sport — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 02:29Scaloni leaves news conference in tears talking about his future
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni leaves his post-match news conference after Sunday's World Cup final defeat by Spain in tears.
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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 02:28Victory for football? Spain beat Argentina to win World Cup
It might seem like a trite cliche, but you won't find many neutrals disagreeing with that verdict on the World Cup final.
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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 02:22'The reaction is terrible' - World Cup final turns ugly at full-time
The frustration of some Argentina players boils over at the end of the 2026 World Cup final, after the 2022 winners are beaten by Spain in extra time.
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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 01:39Football Daily: Spain win the World Cup
Spain won 1-0 against Argentina after extra time in New Jersey.
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Guardian — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 01:27Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino booed before US president attempts to crash Spain celebrations
US president watches Spain v Argentina match Match report: Spain beat Argentina in extra-time Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino were booed as they took to the field for the presentation ceremony before the US president attempted to gatecrash Spain’s victory party. Trump arrived at the stadium on Marine One, with the…
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BBC Sport — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 01:17Dominant Spain beat Argentina to win World Cup after extra time
Ferran Torres scores the only goal of the game as Spain dominate Argentina 1-0, to win their second FIFA World Cup at the New York New Jersey Stadium.
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Guardian — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 01:06Lionel Messi’s World Cup fairytale ends with pitiful Argentina as final villains | Pablo Iglesias Maurer
Game’s greatest player will not see his legacy sullied by defeat to Spain but his team’s display destroyed the game Playing on the grandest stage in sport for the last time, Lionel Messi seemed almost certain to provide one last memorable moment in this World Cup final. Yet as the sun ducked behind the west stand of…
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Guardian — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 01:05At the World Cup of superstars, a team take home the trophy | Sid Lowe
The European champions conceded just one goal in the tournament and Spain’s success is a victory for a system Release the pressure, let it out. All of it and all of them. Again and again they had come, again and again they had been halted but they would not be denied. A dozen different players had taken aim at Emi M…
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Guardian — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 00:37Patience beats overreliance on Messi: how the final was won and lost
Argentina tried to kill the spectacle and make it a physical battle but Spain refused to take the bait and kept passing A worrying thought as a tepid first half drew to a close: was the half-time show going to be better than the football? This was a slog. Argentina could not match Spain’s possession approach but the…
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Guardian — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 00:35Spain 1-0 Argentina (aet): 2026 World Cup final player ratings
Rodri looks back to his imperious best in Spain’s midfield while Enzo Fernández has a day to forget for Argentina Unai Simón Was alert to clear danger after Cubarsí’s early mistake. Otherwise could have brought his slippers. 7 Continue reading...
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Guardian — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 00:32‘It was crap’: Wayne Rooney’s candour helps BBC in World Cup final TV battle
BBC scored a late goal in head-to-head with ITV over the World Cup by being in the stadium for the final “I thought it was crap,” Wayne Rooney surmised on BBC after enduring the half-time show. Amid a tense final, the interval was always going to be prominent, theoretically bringing light to the shade. Why the two U…
Guardian — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 00:17Spain win World Cup after Ferran Torres breaks 10-man Argentina’s resistance
It was the triumph of an idea, an identity. Of an unshakable and patient faith. And when it was over, Spain’s new generation having emulated the one from the 2010 World Cup, all of those legendary names, there was simply delirium for them. Spain were the only team that turned up to play this World Cup final, from th…
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Guardian — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 00:11Hits, misses and Muppets: the star-studded World Cup half-time show nobody asked for
It zipped along, cramming in Shakira, Madonna and Coldplay, but football fans may not be convinced of need for this mid-match spectacle Like hydration breaks and Donald Trump’s ability to get refereeing decisions overturned by simply phoning up the president of Fifa and complaining, the final half-time show is an in…
BBC Sport — FootballMon, 20 Jul · 00:03Spain's Torres scores only goal of World Cup final
Ferran Torres breaks the deadlock, scoring in extra time for Spain in the World Cup final against Argentina at the New York New Jersey Stadium.
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