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Spain are champions of the world again. Sixteen years after their first title, Luis de la Fuente's side beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time at the New York New Jersey Stadium, with substitute Ferran Torres settling a bad-tempered final and ending the reigning champions' reign.
Spain arrived as the tightest defence in 60 years. Argentina arrived as the comeback kings with a 39-year-old still rewriting the record book. The World Cup 2026 final is a clash of two football identities, and the Opta numbers tell the whole story.
Saka's hat-trick, Mbappe's record, a 4-0 lead nearly blown: the player performances, manager calls and key moments behind England 6-4 France.
How Thomas Tuchel's possession machine and Didier Deschamps' transition game shaped England and France at the 2026 World Cup, read through the performance data.
Mac Allister, Alvarez and Lautaro did the scoring. Messi pulled the strings. Argentina are into the World Cup 2026 semi-finals on the strength of a whole squad, not one man - and that is exactly what makes the champions so hard to knock out.
Five stages, one semi-final place, and a set of players who each turned up when it counted. From Kane's finishing to Bellingham's record run to a night with ten men in the Azteca, here is how England actually got here - and who carried them.
Spain arrived at World Cup 2026 as European champions and the third most valuable squad in the tournament, worth roughly 1.2bn euros. Here is the most valuable XI, what each player is worth on Transfermarkt, and the form behind the price tags.
Spain haven't conceded a single goal all tournament. Belgium have scored 12 in their last five games. The Spain-Belgium quarter-final is the best defence in the World Cup against its hottest attack. The stats, built to save.
The player-performance breakdown of Argentina's 3-2 comeback over Egypt at World Cup 2026 - Messi's records, Shobeir's saves, and Enzo's historic 3,000th goal.
A stat-led breakdown of Belgium's 4-1 win over the USA at World Cup 2026 - De Ketelaere's masterclass, Lukaku's sub record, and the numbers that decided it.