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Here’s Where to Watch FIFA World Cup Final 2026: Spain vs. Argentina Live Online for Free
The 23rd edition of the international soccer championship tournament final airs on July 19 — watch the match for free.
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‘Where did they go?’: homeless people feel force of America’s brutality in World Cup clean-up
As the World Cup has moved through host cities in the US, homeless people have been forcibly cleared from areas near stadiums and fan zones, with unhoused residents in Atlanta describing feeling targeted and dehumanised rather than included in the tournament’s supposed spirit of unity. Officials in Atlanta, backed by rhetoric from the Trump administration,…
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‘Rifts began to appear’: Why many Latin Americans want Spain to beat Argentina in the World Cup final
Ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final, a notable shift in support has emerged across Latin America, with many people saying they will back Spain over Argentina. Commentators, including Brazilian journalist Julia Duailibi, have pointed to racist behaviour by a minority of Argentinian fans during the tournament, and the perceived silence of others, as a key…
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Will the World Cup affect Arsenal’s transfer plans?
Arsenal enter the new Premier League season as defending champions, but the World Cup has left manager Mikel Arteta facing fitness concerns across a large chunk of his squad. Fifteen Arsenal players featured in the tournament, with eight still involved in this weekend’s final matches, leaving little recovery time before pre-season begins just over a…
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France and England meet in World Cup play-off with Mbappe eyeing Golden Boot
France meet England in the FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place play-off, a fixture unfamiliar to many American viewers but one carrying individual as well as national stakes. Kylian Mbappé is using the match to pursue the tournament’s Golden Boot, putting him in direct competition with Lionel Messi ahead of the final, while France look to…
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The Bronze Final – the unwanted tie or a match with a ‘golden layer’?
Why does the Fifa World Cup Bronze Final still exist?
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What Makes the World Cup Hit Different? Ask the Music Industry
FIFA and Rolling Stone hosted a panel at FIFA House in New York on the cultural link between the World Cup and popular music, tracing how official tournament anthems have evolved from stadium curiosities into genuine global hits. Speakers included FIFA marketing director Marco Nazzari, Recording Academy and Grammys president Panos Panay, and Rodney Alejandro,…
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Huge rise in harmful social media posts this World Cup
Fifa’s social media protection service has recorded a 14-fold increase in harmful posts and comments during the 2026 World Cup compared with the 2022 tournament in Qatar. The finding highlights a sharp escalation in online abuse directed at players, coaches and officials during football’s biggest event, despite ongoing efforts to moderate and remove such content.…
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Football Daily | France v England in the third-place playoff: the game nobody wants to play
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Saturday’s rebranded “bronze final” between France and England in Miami might feel like a modern, Gianni-coded exercise in squeezing the product dry, but the third-place playoff is a staple of World Cup history, even if it remains the game nobody wants to play…
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Tom Brady, Logan Paul get into heated confrontation at Fanatics Fest in New York
Tom Brady and Logan Paul had a tense on-stage confrontation at Fanatics Fest in New York on Saturday, with the NFL legend appearing to attempt a slap at the WWE star before the pair were separated. The incident, which occurred during a panel discussion, marks an escalation in an ongoing rivalry between the two and…