The historic 2026 World Cup is in the books, with Spain lifting the trophy after a hard-fought extra-time win over Lionel Messi's Argentina in the final at MeLife Stadium on Sunday, July 19. Coming off the largest World Cup in history,

PHILADELPHIA — A historic summer for soccer in the United States was capped off Sunday with one more record broken, as 66.4 million Americans watched Spain’s title win over Argentina. The audience showed up despite the game ending in a 1-0 score including extra time.

The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup is over. Spain topped Argentina, 1-0, in the FIFA Men's World Cup Final on Sunday. Spain won the World Cup for the first time since 2010. Argentina, meanwhile, failed to repeat as World Cup champions,

The 2026 World Cup represented the end of an era for so many players and teams.

After 39 days and 104 matches, the World Cup has come to an end. No more videos of Scottish fans putting traffic cones on statues and taking over baseball stadiums. No more clips of fans in tears of joy over what they just witnessed.

After the team’s win, manager Luis de la Fuente joked that “they’ve made a mistake”

Game summary of the Independiente del Valle vs. Técnico Universitario Ligapro Ecuador game, final score 3-0, from July 22, 2026 on ESPN.

World Cup winners Fabian Ruiz and Gavi each received their body weight in tomatoes from their Spanish hometown of Los Palacios y Villafranca.