Lamine Yamal and his mother called Merino, Ruiz and Martín underrated on YouTube in June. Two then scored Spain through the World Cup knockouts.
Lionel Messi returned to eclipse Diego Maradona with a second World Cup and instead replayed 1990: a 1-0 extra-time loss and one star each.
Arnold staked Iraq's World Cup on Ahmed Qasem after a May FIFA switch. The group paid 123 minutes and no points.
Bayern’s FIFA World Cup stipend settled near €2.30 million and fourth place after Germany’s round-of-32 exit, with the cash still unpaid.
Koeman’s uncapped West Ham winger scored twice and added two assists at the 2026 World Cup, then missed in the Morocco shootout before a £55m Al...
Brazil's 6-2 Maracana send-off launched the USA World Cup trip. After Norway, Ancelotti cut 17 of those 26 and closed Neymar's cycle.
IShowSpeed's Champions reached FIFA's official album and the World Cup final after a four-word reply, while Shakira's Dai Dai stayed the anthem.
SoFi Stadium food workers averted a World Cup strike, reached $40 an hour, and won a walk-off right if ICE threatened safety in Inglewood.
SNRT put Morocco's six World Cup matches on free TV, leaving the other 98 games on beIN after a quarter-final run.
Turkey went out last in World Cup Group D after 62 shots without a goal, then beat a rotated United States 3-2 in Inglewood when the...