How the 2026 FIFA World Cup expanded to 48 teams and 104 matches across the United States, Mexico and Canada — the longest and biggest World Cup ever staged.
How a teenage core led Spain to the 2026 World Cup title, with Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí becoming the latest teenagers to win a World Cup final.
Lionel Messi extended his all-time FIFA World Cup appearance record to 34 matches at the 2026 tournament — likely his last — as Argentina fell to Spain in the final.
Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the 2026 World Cup final at New York New Jersey Stadium, claiming their second world title and becoming the first nation to hold the men's and women's World Cups at the same time.
Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League for the first time with a record 5-0 win over Inter Milan in Munich, completing a treble under Luis Enrique.
Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 after extra time in the 2024 Copa América final in Miami, with Lautaro Martínez's 112th-minute strike securing a record-extending 16th continental crown.
Spain won a record-extending fourth European Championship with a 2-1 win over England in Berlin, as Mikel Oyarzabal struck late and Lamine Yamal became the youngest scorer in the tournament's history.
On 14 July 2024 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Spain defeated England 2-1 after extra time to win their fourth UEFA European Championship.
Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley to claim a record-extending 15th European Cup, with Dani Carvajal and Vinícius Júnior on target.
Manchester City secured a fourth consecutive Premier League title in 2023-24, the first English club to do so. Pep Guardiola's side finished
