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World Cup, Ballon d’Or, Champions League, Euros … has Rodri completed football?

Plus: the most World Cup assists, Ballon d’Or winners with fewest caps and what happens to World Cup balls?

The Guardian - UK

How many times has Argentina reached the FIFA World Cup final? Complete history of the South American nation's journey

Argentina's FIFA World Cup Final: Argentina has reached seven FIFA World Cup finals, securing three championship titles. They won their first title in 1978 and their third in 2022. The team also finished as runners-up in three previous tournaments. Argentina's first final appearance was in the inaugural 1930 competition. They…

The Economic Times

Ranking the 10 Greatest World Cup Matches of All Time

These World Cup games have gone down in history as some of the greatest matches ever played.

Sports Illustrated

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How have England fared in previous World Cups? The Three Lions’ best performances ahead of Argentina match

Tuchel’s Three Lions are set to go head-to-head with Argentina in what will be a historic clash

The Independent UK

Have the top four teams ever made up the World Cup semi-finalists before?

Plus: back-to-back heavy wins and defeats, and an unsurprising challenger to a Lionel Messi record

The Guardian - UK

Spain, France, Argentina and England beware: Demons haunt the World Cup semi-finals

The World Cup spotlight causes single games to live longer in the memory than any other. The remaining teams at this tournament face defining moments

The Guardian - US

Lionel Messi Shatters Yet Another World Cup Record in Argentina Quarterfinal Win

The Argentina captain set up the opening goal in a 3–1 win.

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Mbappé, Messi, Haaland and Kane have turned the 2026 World Cup into the greatest Golden Boot race the tournament has ever seen

This World Cup has also highlighted how rare truly prolific goalscorers have become. Since the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, when Gerd Müller scored 10 goals for West Germany, only two players have managed to score more than seven goals in a single edition. Ronaldo Nazario, one of the great…

The Economic Times

World Cup history: a timeline of Africa’s greatest moments on the field

The history of African performances at the men’s football World Cup is a story of resilience, technical skill, joyful expression, and the breaking of systemic barriers. For decades, global football governance structures heavily favoured European and South American teams, leaving Africa to fight not just for wins on the pitch,…

The Conversation

Ranked! The 10 best World Cup comebacks

Nothing matches dragging a game back from the brink on the biggest stage

FourFourTwo

Who has scored the most goals at a single World Cup?

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are leading the Golden Boot race at World Cup 2026 but they'll have to pick up the pace to break the single tournament record

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Who has scored the most goals at a World Cup without winning the Golden Boot?

Plus: World Cup teams stuck on nul points and teams who broke their duck with a drubbing

The Guardian - UK

Algeria 3-3 Austria: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

Both teams went through to the knockout phase in remarkable fashion after Sasa Kalajdzic scored a dramatic equaliser that knocked out Iran

The Guardian - AU

Why Algeria hate Austria as sides prepare for ironic World Cup battle

The two sides are part of a long-standing World Cup beef

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France 24

Austria coach dismisses conspiracy talk ahead of Algeria World Cup match

Austria coach Ralf Rangnick on Friday insisted his team will do their best to beat Algeria on Saturday and brushed aside comparisons with the "Disgrace of Gijon" at the 1982 World Cup, which refers to Austria's defeat to West Germany after the teams deliberately played out a result that took…

The Guardian - UK

Algeria eye revenge in first match against Austria since ‘shame of Gijón’

The Group J game recalls the 1982 World Cup, when Austria and West Germany played out a mutually beneficial result

France 24

Algeria-Austria clash stirs ghosts of Gijon as World Cup format stokes fears of collusion

Algeria have waited more than four decades for a chance to avenge the 'Disgrace of Gijon' that saw West Germany and Austria conspire to knock them out of the 1982 World Cup. Ironically, their final group clash against Austria is one of many games where sides could settle for a…

The Independent UK

England’s surprisingly poor World Cup group stage record – and why it might not be a problem

England were held to a 0-0 draw by Ghana in their second match at the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday evening. This result means that England have failed to win all of their group games again, and their overall record in the early stages of international football’s biggest tournament is…

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All-time World Cup top scorers

Lionel Messi is the all-time World Cup top scorer, with 17 goals spread across six tournaments for Argentina

Sports Illustrated

26 World Cup Images the World Will Never Forget

To celebrate the 2026 World Cup, Sports Illustrated takes a look at 26 photos from the tournament’s history that are simply impossible to forget.

The Guardian - UK

After Cape Verde’s heroics against Spain, more great World Cup underdog stories

From Sparwasser being the toast of East Germany to Cameroon’s rumbling of Argentina, the finals are littered with upsets

The National (Scotland)

A final snub, a sinister plot and a Vatican visit: Scottish referees at the World Cup

A cruel final snub, a "sinister plot" and an audience with the Pope at the Vatican - the adventures of Scotland's referees at the…

Sports Illustrated

The 15 Greatest World Cup Soccer Players Of All Time—Ranked

Delivering on the FIFA World Cup stage comes with a unique level of pressure. For established superstars, there is the weight of expectation. For rising talents

Radio France Internationale

Africa's finest: Algeria seek to build on mixed history

Algeria enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa's third-highest ranked side. In the seventh instalment of a nine-part series on African teams at the 2026 World Cup, RFI looks at a country making its fifth appearance on football's biggest stage.

Evening Standard

2026 World Cup final odds: Latest winner, Golden Boot and Young Player award odds

Outright winner odds, match odds, betting offers, tips and trends for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final

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