Unbeatables v untouchables? Spain’s run faces ultimate test in World Cup final
Spain’s streak started after a defeat in 2024 but Argentina are no slouches – they are on an unbeaten run of 14 matches
The big World Cup final quiz
Argentina and Spain will contest the 23rd World Cup final on Sunday. How much do you know baout the previous 22?
Concacaf whistleblower Mel Brennan: ‘Fifa survived Blatter and Warner. It will survive Infantino too’
Former Concacaf executive and whistleblower Mel Brennan says football’s governance remains opaque despite the post-2015 promises of reform
Fox’s US World Cup summer: wild mispronunciations, Corden’s sad beers and Lowe’s excellence
The broadcaster’s tournament coverage was a mix of flat and fizz. It could also have been a long farewell with World Cup rights up for grabs
Romero’s World Cup heroics for Argentina make him one of Messi’s most trusted
The mercurial performance at the back was a far cry from the gaffe-prone Spurs captain we’ve become accustomed to seeing
Four passes in 19 minutes: damning numbers behind England’s collapse
Lack of successful tackles and failure to break up play through fouls also played their part in World Cup semi-final defeat
White House says Donald Trump will attend World Cup final
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said that Trump will award the World Cup trophy to the winner of the final, which takes place Sunday in New Jersey
The Guardian view on England’s World Cup disappointment: a tale of the not wholly unexpected | Editorial
Editorial: There was a sense of deja vu as Argentina came from behind to win an intense semi-final. But the players also gave the nation some memorable highs
Nearly one in five World Cup matches reached heat levels players’ union warns against
Guardian analysis finds 19% of games reached heat levels warranting delays, as Fifa defends its player safeguards
Move over Soccerey Bally: how Striker the dog became a 1994 World Cup hero
The tournament’s mascot came to herald the ubiquitous, commercial aims of a growing international spectacle