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biggest names. But even amid so much star quality, Lionel Messi still took top billing.** Hours after France's Kylian [Mbappe](/sport/football/articles/c62lp6xx6zdo) and Norway's Erling [Haaland](/sport/football/articles/ce8k20n9z9ro) had lit up the World Cup with
biggest trophy, despite reaching the final on three occasions - in 1974, 1978 and 2010. ## Norway (home) Image source, @herrelandslaget
history, it will be jointly hosted by three countries - Mexico, Canada and the United States. The opening match will be played in Mexico City on 11 June. And the final is in the US state
win one. Now, with Ronaldo, 41, and Messi, 38, playing in what is almost certainly their last World Cup, has the popularity torch already been passed to Mbappe as we enter the 2026 edition? With
biggest ever win against Iraq **If there is a stage that is too big for Erling Haaland, we're yet to find it.** A hat-trick on his Champions League debut for RB Salzburg
biggest tournament ever. You can find all of NPR's World Cup coverage over the next six weeks in our series [Soccer Edition](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-98388/2026-world-cup-north-america). But here are a few of the basics
History also favours the South Americans. Argentina have won each of their last six World Cup matches against African opponents, rebounding from their shock 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in 1990. Algeria, meanwhile, have enjoyed
history at 43 years old.  ## Mbappe eyes goal record The Real Madrid forward needs just two goals to surpass Just Fontaine’s record of 13 World Cup goals for France, and he will have
history. Placed 198th in the Fifa world rankings, the South Asian country sits among the 15 worst-performing nations in the sport, and its people have never been able to cheer on anyone who represents
biggest match of the 2026 World Cup so far will be played on Saturday when record five-time champions Brazil face African giants Morocco in a scintillating Group C fixture. As the World Cup
biggest football tournament imminent, we look at the common attributes of Golden Boot winners and examine some of the leading candidates to finish as the top scorer in 2026. ![Split image showing photographs of Oleg
Norway could effectively shape the entire campaign as it may represent Iraq’s best opportunity to claim points before facing France in the second game. The final group match against Senegal will also
biggest stadium of the 2026 World Cup, this venue boasts a whopping 94,000 seats and 25,000 square feet (2,300 square metres) of video displays inside. It will host the most World Cup
history. His seven goals from midfield last season included a wonder-strike against Braga in the semi-final which put Freiburg in front for the first time in the tie. His 33 attempts at goal