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.
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.
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.
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.
