Messi tells Argentina critics: 'Nothing was handed to us' - ESPN
Lionel Messi has a message for Argentina's detractors: «Nothing was handed to us.»
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No Longer A Baby In A Bathtub, Yamal Reunites With Messi At The World Cup Final
In 2007, a 20-year-old Lionel Messi posed for a Barcelona charity calendar, gently bathing a baby in a plastic tub. The baby's family had won a UNICEF raffle. Nobody thought about the photo again for 17 years.
Did Argentina Discover Jordan Pickford's Penalty Kicks Strategy In Win vs. England?
Argentina's players might have stumbled upon a few secrets in their victory over England that could be helpful moving forward.
Porro picks perfect moment to make Spain's right-back spot his own
NEW YORK, July 16 : Pedro Porro has turned Spain's right flank from a vacancy into a personal runway, capping a dazzling World Cup charge by helping shackle France's flying attackers and scoring a thunderbolt in Tuesday's 2-0 semi-final win in Dallas.
Messi's World Cup farewell comes full circle against Spain - ESPN
As this FIFA World Cup tournament keeps proving, it's always unwise to put limits on Lionel Messi. And so whether it's a possibility or a probability, there is a chance that the 39-year-old's international career ends in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday in the final, against the very team that could have sent him on a very different journey.
Meet the World Cup superfans who follow their team through it all - ESPN
By the numbers, the 2026 World Cup has been mammoth: 102 games have taken place over the past 35 days, with players, coaches and supporters crossing Canada, the United States and Mexico along the way.
Trump to attend World Cup final on Sunday: White House
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will attend Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, the White House said, saving his first appearance at the tournament for its grand finale. “His attendance will cap what has been the most watched, most secure, and most successful World Cup in American history,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a briefing on Thursday. “This is a fitting conclusion to a tournament that showcased America’s ability to host the world on the grandest stage.” The US leader will also attend a reception for football’s world governing body FIFA at Trump Tower in New York on Friday, Leavitt said. FIFA President Gianni Infantino had announced in June that Trump would attend the final in New Jersey and present the trophy to the winners, but it had not been confirmed by the White House. Leavitt said she did not know whether Trump would be supporting Argentina or Spain, after he criticized the European nation at a NATO summit last week for failing to help with the Iran war. While Trump has not attended any World Cup games so far, he has been involved in the tournament in a more controversial way. Trump confirmed earlier this month that he asked FIFA’s Infantino to review a decision to hand a red card to star US striker Folarin Balogun during a game against Bosnia. FIFA suspended Balogun’s one-game ban ahead of the Americans’ next match, against Belgium.