World Cup
Complete coverage of the 2026 World Cup: match analysis, historic games, stories and trivia, teams, host cities and behind the scenes of the biggest football tournament on the planet.
2026 World Cup Games
Match reports
World CupMerino kills Portugal in the final minute and Ronaldo bids farewell to World Cups
Spain 1–0 Portugal at AT&T Stadium: Merino strikes at 90'+1', Diogo Costa makes five saves and Cristiano Ronaldo plays his final World Cup match with tears in his eyes.
World CupHaaland silences MetLife, Brazil fall to Norway and are eliminated in the round of 16
Two late Haaland goals, a saved Bruno Guimarães penalty and a late Neymar consolation. Brazil lose 2–1 and go out before the quarterfinals for the first time in 36 years.
World CupBellingham silences the Azteca in two minutes and England knock Mexico out with ten men
A Bellingham brace in 120 seconds, Quansah sent off at 54', two penalties converted and Pickford saving late. England win 3–2 and go to the quarterfinals.
World CupOunahi bags a brace and Morocco knock Canada out with only 5 shots in Houston
Morocco won 3–0 with just five total shots — the fewest by a winning team in a World Cup knockout since 1966. Brahim Díaz became the African record-holder for World Cup assists.
World CupMbappé converts a penalty and France grind past Paraguay in Philadelphia
At 70', Mbappé slotted home with complete composure after a Diego Gómez foul on Doué, scoring his 19th World Cup goal. Orlando Gill made two huge saves to avoid a rout.
World CupCape Verde equalize twice, but Argentina survive 3-2 after extra time in Miami
Messi scored his 20th World Cup goal to extend his own record, but Cape Verde equalized twice — the second through Lopes Cabral at 103'. Argentina only won thanks to a Diney Borges own goal at 111'.
World CupSalah scores a Panenka and Egypt beat Australia on penalties to make 2026 World Cup history
1-1 in 120 minutes and 4-2 on penalties. Ashour opened, Hany scored an own goal, and Salah decided it with a Panenka. Souttar and Herrington missed — Egypt won their first ever World Cup knockout match, 92 years after their debut.
World CupArias strikes early and Colombia dominate Ghana in Kansas City to advance at the 2026 World Cup
Jhon Arias scored at 14', Colombia had 18 shots and Ghana didn't hit a single one on target in 90 minutes. Los Cafeteros head to the round of 16 to face Switzerland.
World CupOyarzabal scores twice, Spain hammer Austria 3-0 and win a World Cup knockout match again
At SoFi Stadium, La Roja dominated from start to finish, scored through Oyarzabal (2) and Porro, and secured their first knockout win at a World Cup since the 2010 title.
Historic games
World Cup classics
World CupThe Hand of God and the Goal of the Century: Argentina 2–1 England, 1986
In four minutes at the Estadio Azteca, Maradona scored the most controversial and the most beautiful goal in World Cup history. The same match, the same man, two faces of football.
World CupThe Sarrià Tragedy: Italy 3–2 Brazil in 1982
Zico, Sócrates, Falcão and the most gifted Brazilian side since 1970 only needed a draw. Across the pitch, a striker who had been written off came back to life in 45 minutes and rewrote World Cup history.
World CupTotal Football and the fastest goal in final history: Netherlands 1–2 West Germany (1974)
16 passes, a penalty, and a Dutch goal before West Germany had even touched the ball. And still Cruyff went home without a title. The most ironic final in World Cup history.
World CupThe near-perfect final: Brazil 4–1 Italy in 1970
Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho and a captain's goal from Carlos Alberto that is still voted the most beautiful in World Cup history. The final that sealed a third title and the Jules Rimet Trophy forever.
World CupThe Game of the Century: Italy 4–3 West Germany, 1970 semi-final
Five goals in 30 minutes of extra time, Beckenbauer on the pitch with a broken collarbone and a plaque still standing outside the Azteca. The 1970 semi-final is bigger than the scoreline.
World CupThe Miracle of Bern: Germany 3–2 Hungary in 1954
Puskás's Hungary had not lost in four years and had thrashed Germany 8–3 earlier in the same World Cup. Then, in the rain, came the greatest upset in the history of the tournament.
Stories & trivia
Off the pitch
World CupWild World Cup trivia — Part IV: Ronaldo's convulsion, the attendance record and the 7–1
The mysterious night before the 1998 final, the fact that Brazil is the only country present at every World Cup and the 7–1 that echoed an old scoreline in the cruelest way.
World CupWild World Cup trivia — Part III: the psychologist, Garrincha's dog and the trophy that vanished
The report that almost left Pelé and Garrincha at home in 1958, the dog that dribbled Garrincha himself in 1962 and the theft of the Jules Rimet trophy in 1983. Three Brazilian stories that feel invented.
World CupWild World Cup trivia — Part II: the Maracanazo and the eternal Brazil vs Germany duel
200,000 people silent at the Maracanã and more than 450 combined goals between Brazil and Germany. Part II of Guriball's compilation of unlikely World Cup stories.
World CupWild World Cup trivia — Part I: goal fests, red cards and a match that turned into a boxing bout
12 goals in a single game, 20 cards in 90 minutes and a Russian referee handing out yellows to the wind. The most absurd stories from the World Cups, told calmly.