Dante Gonzalez

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe will also be competing for the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot, and if they remain tied, FIFA will be using the established tie-breaking criteria to choose the winner.

Slavko Vincic has been assigned as the referee for the 2026 World Cup final, prompting questions on his record with Lionel Messi's Argentina and Lamine Yamal's Spain.

Bridging the gap between two soccer generations, Lamine Yamal's first career matchups against legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will both have occurred in tournament finals with a trophy on the line.

Lamine Yamal’s iconic 2007 photo in a plastic bathtub being bathed by Lionel Messi has gone viral once again, a legendary image originally produced for a joint charity campaign.

Lamine Yamal has trained separately in Spain national team but reports claim that this won't be a concern heading to the 2026 World Cup final agains Argentina.

Leading Spain in the 2010 World Cup triumph, legendary coach Vicente del Bosque made a bold prediction on the 2026 final against Argentina.

After his scrutiny over Argentina's centerbacks, Cristian Romero replied to England leveng Gary Neville: "'I hope I'm not that stupid when I retire."

After reaching another World Cup final, Lionel Messi shared words of appraisal to his Argentina teammates: "This group never stopped believing."

By punch-packing a ticket to his third career World Cup final, Lionel Messi is poised to establish an unprecedented landmark in the history of international soccer.

With a great assist from Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martinez scored a header to complete Argentina's comeback in the 2026 World Cup semifinals against England.

Nico O'Reilly has been shockingly dropped from England's starting lineup to face Argentina in the 2026 World Cup semifinals.

Set to face Argentina for the 2026 World Cup semifinals, Bukayo Saka has been dropped from England's starting lineup.

Ismail Elfath has been appointed as the head referee for the 2026 World Cup semifinal between Argentina and England, a selection that bodes well for Lionel Messi, who holds a flawless career record under the American official.

After the 2-0 defeat in the 2026 World Cup semifinal against Spain, Kylian Mbappe made an honest assesment on France's performance: "We didn't know how to hurt Spain."

France were handed a sobering 2-0 defeat by Spain in the 2026 World Cup semifinals, enduring a difficult night at Dallas Stadium. With the referee's performance emerging as one of the most debated aspects of the match, head coach Didier Deschamps did not shy away from the topic, while carefully choosing his words: "If I […]