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World

Argentina World Cup 2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches and squad

Cup appearances:** 18 **Best performance:** Winners (1978, 1986, 2022) **First appearance:** 1930 (Uruguay) **Top goal scorer:** Lionel Messi (13) **Most appearances:** Lionel Messi (26) **Player to watch:** Lionel Messi **FIFA world ranking:** 3 Defending champions

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 10
World

Messi v Ronaldo: A rivalry that has dominated for two decades

many goals... I don't think we'll see it again," Argentina World Cup winner Angel di Maria, who played with both, says in BBC Sport's new documentary Rivals: Messi

BBC NewsJun 5
Business

The World Cup of adverts: How brands are competing to entertain, not simply sell

World Cup. It landed soon after Marty Supreme star and Chelsea fan Timothée Chalamet had been seen pulling together a band of "[Backyard Legends](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJJY53qhJe0)", aka footballers Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham and Trinity

BBC NewsJun 12
World

Superstar in Spain, doubted in Brazil: Will Vinicius convince a nation?

World Cups, told BBC Sport. "Once you get to the national team, the reality is much harder than it looks from the outside. At your club, it's different training, a different way of playing

BBC NewsJun 13
World

A teen with no desire to be Messi: How Lamine Yamal is forging own path

Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. In six years, he will win the Ballon d'Or." Lamine Yamal, for his part, keeps the World Cup in his sights. He has already told us what he thinks about

BBC NewsJun 4
World

Why has FIFA not signed a World Cup broadcast deal in India?

Messi is expected to make his World Cup swan song at the upcoming tournament in North America, football fans in India, the world’s most populous nation, are set to miss out on watching

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 19
World

Leigh Halfpenny - a humble hero who never knew how good he was

World Cup, long absences, even the game of his 100th cap against Canada in 2021 ended with a serious knee injury in the first minute. But he got everything out of his body. If Antoine

BBC NewsMay 5
World

Project Mbappe - the road to becoming France's record scorer

play in so he will probably become the greatest player we have ever had." Figure caption, Kylian Mbappe: From humble beginnings in Bondy to idolising Cristiano Ronaldo ## The numbers and the accolades Having made

BBC News10h ago
World

'There's a World Cup happening?' Are Americans excited about the tournament?

Messi. Some convenience stores also sell World Cup-related merchandise. However, for non-football fans it would be quite easy to be oblivious to the fact that the tournament is about to get under

BBC NewsJun 12
World

Are Ronaldo, Messi still the largest World Cup draws, or is Mbappe bigger?

many as the greatest striker in Europe, if not the world. The Real Madrid talisman was the leading goal scorer for the 2025–26 La Liga season, claiming the Pichichi trophy with 25 goals from

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 9
World

World Cup day 2: USA, Canada begin – schedule, predictions and how to watch

many believe could be Lionel Messi’s final World Cup appearance. “I applied for the visa because we all think this could be Messi’s last World Cup,” he said. “I’m very

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 12
World

Boats, fire and an AI song - inside Arsenal's title win

played a part in costing them silverware. But after losing to City again in the league - setting up a straight fight for the title - Arteta and [Arsenal](/sport/football/teams/arsenal) seemed to grow into the challenge

BBC NewsMay 19
World

Refugee who quit Bayern to create Aussie World Cup dream

many people already say he has. He'll surpass that." ## 'Your whole world can change' He played 42 games for the Championship club, scored four goals and made five to ensure he was selected

BBC NewsJun 14
World

The anatomy of a Golden Boot winner - and who could win it in 2026?

Messi, with **Lautaro Martinez** and **Julian Alvarez** both strong candidates. Martinez scored the winner in the final and earned the Golden Boot with a five-goal haul at Copa America 2024 while Alvarez

BBC NewsJun 3
World

Along the 7 train in Queens, World Cup fans welcome the 'beautiful game'

play in the World Cup, but says it's bittersweet amid the Trump administration's treatment of people from other nations living in the U.S. "The U.S. is going to make a lot of money

NPR Topics: NewsJun 11
World

From dazzling winger to veteran who barely runs - the evolution of Messi

played across three distinct tactical eras of the modern game - the physical midfielders of Porto and Chelsea, the positional and passing peak, the post-Guardiola tactical arms race with quick transitions - and come

BBC News17h ago
World

Sutton's predictions v Blossoms & Songer

World Cup. City: 2026 Carabao Cup - **FA Cup wins?** Chelsea: 8 between 1970 & 2018. City: 7 between 1904 and 2023 Pep rested players in midweek when City beat [Crystal Palace](/sport/football/teams/crystal-palace) and left Erling Haaland

BBC NewsMay 14
World

Here's who's missing at the World Cup: Soccer-playing grannies!

Messi." For most of the women playing in this tournament, this was a kind of adoration they never dreamed of achieving on the soccer field. Whether they came from rural Kenya or suburban France, many

NPR Topics: NewsJun 14
World

Fans create AI-generated team songs ahead of World Cup

plays across YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, experts say that the viral tunes raise questions about song ownership, artist compensation and the valuation of human creativity. But many users do not appear to mind, with some

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 21
Business

Hotel owners expected a World Cup boom - so far it hasn't happened

many fans will travel, despite cost concerns, the main one being "the outrageous ticket pricing Fifa has enforced on fans". "There is no fairness in football anymore, but $1,000 for Scotland v Haiti tickets

BBC NewsMay 15
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