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Spain 1–0 Argentina

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Full FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage
USA · Mexico · Canada · June 11 – July 19, 2026 · 🏆 Champions: Spain

FIFA World Cup 2026

The first 48-team World Cup — 12 groups of four, an expanded Round of 32, and a month-long road to the final across 16 host cities in three countries. The tournament is complete — relive it from kickoff to the final whistle.

48
Teams
104/104
Matches Played
308
Goals Scored
2.96
Goals / Match
16
Host Cities
10
Top Scorer Goals

The Final · Spain Win It All

New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford) · July 19, 2026 · 3:00 PM ET

Spain 1–0 Argentina
Spain: Mikel Oyarzabal 63’

🏆 Spain are FIFA World Cup 2026 champions, beating Argentina 1–0 in the Final. Spain reached the final by beating France 2–0 in the semifinal. Argentina came through 2–1 against England. The 3rd place match was played July 18: England 6–4 France, with Bukayo Saka scoring a hat-trick.

Players celebrating a goalEvery goal counts on the road to the Final

Road to the Final

Semifinals and the third-place playoff.

France 0–2 Spain
Semi-final · 2026-07-14 · Dallas (Arlington)
Spain: Mikel Oyarzabal 22’ (pen), Pedro Porro 58’
England 1–2 Argentina
Semi-final · 2026-07-15 · Atlanta
England: Anthony Gordon 55’ · Argentina: Enzo Fernández 86’, Lautaro Martínez 92’
France 4–6 England
Match for third place · 2026-07-18 · Miami (Miami Gardens)
France: Kylian Mbappé 48’, Bradley Barcola 54’, Kylian Mbappé 66’, Ousmane Dembélé 90+6’ · England: Declan Rice 3’, Ezri Konsa 18’, Bukayo Saka 37’, Bukayo Saka 45+1’, Bukayo Saka 87’ (pen), Jude Bellingham 90+8’
Team huddled together before kickoffTeam spirit before every kickoff

Golden Boot Race

Top scorers of the tournament so far. Full leaderboard →

Player holding a golden ball trophyChasing the Golden Boot
1
Kylian Mbappé · France
10 (1 pen)
2
Lionel Messi · Argentina
8
3
Erling Haaland · Norway
7
4
Jude Bellingham · England
7
5
Harry Kane · England
6 (2 pen)
6
Mikel Oyarzabal · Spain
6 (1 pen)
7
Ousmane Dembélé · France
6
8
Ismaïla Sarr · Senegal
4
9
Julián Quiñones · Mexico
4
10
Vinícius Júnior · Brazil
4

Final Standings & Eliminations

All 48 teams, ranked by how far they went in the tournament.

TeamResultDetail
SpainWorld ChampionsBeat Argentina 1–0 in the Final
ArgentinaRunner-upLost to Spain 0–1 in the Final
EnglandWon Match for third placeBeat France 6–4
FranceEliminated in Match for third placeLost to England 4–6
BelgiumEliminated in Quarter-finalLost to Spain 1–2
MoroccoEliminated in Quarter-finalLost to France 0–2
NorwayEliminated in Quarter-finalLost to England 1–2 (AET)
SwitzerlandEliminated in Quarter-finalLost to Argentina 1–3 (AET)
BrazilEliminated in Round of 16Lost to Norway 1–2
CanadaEliminated in Round of 16Lost to Morocco 0–3
ColombiaEliminated in Round of 16Lost to Switzerland 0–0 (pens 4–3)
EgyptEliminated in Round of 16Lost to Argentina 2–3
MexicoEliminated in Round of 16Lost to England 2–3
ParaguayEliminated in Round of 16Lost to France 0–1
PortugalEliminated in Round of 16Lost to Spain 0–1
USAEliminated in Round of 16Lost to Belgium 1–4
AlgeriaEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Switzerland 0–2
AustraliaEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Egypt 1–1 (pens 2–4)
AustriaEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Spain 0–3
Bosnia & HerzegovinaEliminated in Round of 32Lost to USA 0–2
Cape VerdeEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Argentina 2–3 (AET)
CroatiaEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Portugal 1–2
DR CongoEliminated in Round of 32Lost to England 1–2
EcuadorEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Mexico 0–2
GermanyEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Paraguay 1–1 (pens 3–4)
GhanaEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Colombia 0–1
Ivory CoastEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Norway 1–2
JapanEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Brazil 1–2
NetherlandsEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Morocco 1–1 (pens 2–3)
SenegalEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Belgium 2–3 (AET)
South AfricaEliminated in Round of 32Lost to Canada 0–1
SwedenEliminated in Round of 32Lost to France 0–3
CuraçaoEliminated in Group Stage0–2 in final group match vs Ivory Coast
Czech RepublicEliminated in Group Stage0–3 in final group match vs Mexico
HaitiEliminated in Group Stage2–4 in final group match vs Morocco
IranEliminated in Group Stage1–1 in final group match vs Egypt
IraqEliminated in Group Stage0–5 in final group match vs Senegal
JordanEliminated in Group Stage1–3 in final group match vs Argentina
New ZealandEliminated in Group Stage1–5 in final group match vs Belgium
PanamaEliminated in Group Stage0–2 in final group match vs England
QatarEliminated in Group Stage1–3 in final group match vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
Saudi ArabiaEliminated in Group Stage0–0 in final group match vs Cape Verde
ScotlandEliminated in Group Stage0–3 in final group match vs Brazil
South KoreaEliminated in Group Stage0–1 in final group match vs South Africa
TunisiaEliminated in Group Stage1–3 in final group match vs Netherlands
TurkeyEliminated in Group Stage3–2 in final group match vs USA
UruguayEliminated in Group Stage0–1 in final group match vs Spain
UzbekistanEliminated in Group Stage1–3 in final group match vs DR Congo

Next Up: FIFA World Cup 2030

Where the tournament goes next.

Host nations: Morocco, Portugal & Spain will co-host the 2030 tournament across three continents. To mark the World Cup's 100th anniversary, one commemorative match each will also be played in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay — hosts of the very first World Cup in 1930.

Dates: Expected June–July 2030. FIFA has not yet confirmed exact match dates or the tournament format.

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