World Cup final is a classic clash of the process team with a side riding an emotional wave
Shackle Rodri the metronome and Argentina’s passion play can floor Spain in Sunday’s intriguing decider
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Ken Early: World Cup final is a confrontation of two opposite ways of seeing the world
Argentina are an inexplicable frenzy of tears, rage, ecstasy, barbecue, violence and genius
World Cup may make us all losers unless soccer is organised differently
And if only Ronaldo had the same prescription as Messi
World Cup 2026 final: Spotlight on Chris Martin’s team and tactics for ‘halftime show’
Music extravaganza curated by the Coldplay frontman will feature support from Spanish and Argentinian footballers
No ticket to the World Cup final? Rio Ferdinand has the next best thing
Fancy a ticket to the World Cup final press conference? Plus: mucho argy-bargy, and how long is the half-time show, really?
France don’t want ‘chocolate-medal’ match but team want to deliver for departing Deschamps
57-year-old France head coach will step down from post after 14 years after Saturday’s game against England
Spain v Argentina: Johan Cruyff’s legacy clear as the nation that shaped Messi faces its masterpiece
The World Cup final pits the Spanish collective against the most extravagant talent to emerge from its football culture
More than 200 countries endorse Infantino for fourth Fifa term despite Balogun scandal
Uefa has made its opposition clear on a number of issues but is unlikely to put forward a candidate
Ken Early: Tuchel left best passers at home then cursed England’s lack of possession DNA
Manager is said to be an Anglophile, but those feelings are no longer reciprocated after England’s disastrous World Cup exit
UK government urges Fifa investigation over Malvinas banner during Argentina players’ celebration
‘World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are,’ says No 10 Downing Street spokesperson
Why Catalans and Basques will be watching the World Cup final out of the corner of their eye
Spain’s march through the football tournament triggers mixed emotions in the two regions, which both have long separatist histories
‘Pure football cowardice’: English media react to World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina
Manager Thomas Tuchel to face sustained blitz from British press after team lose 2-1 in Atlanta
Tuchel takes blame for World Cup exit and denies England are ‘cursed’
Manager concedes side were too ‘passive’ after defeat to Argentina in Atlanta
‘Malvinas are Argentinian’: World Cup holders celebrate win over England with Falklands banner
Players celebrate on the pitch with the message after World Cup semi-final win
Stunning comeback from Argentina against England puts them in World Cup final - as it happened
Goals from Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez win semi-final for Argentina as England rue caution after going ahead
‘The hurt and pain goes on for England’: Argentina leave pundits fuming and fans drowning their sorrows
The Falklands theme was maintained through the day on GB News which this couch watched so you didn’t have to
Thomas Tuchel’s all-time bottle job hands Argentina World Cup final place
Substitutions backfire for England, as Lionel Messi helps inspire Argentina’s comeback to make final
‘Pummelled and incapable’: French media react to World Cup semi-final defeat by Spain
Players had appeared ‘mentally sunk by the emotional dimension of the match’, wrote Vincent Duluc
Argentina v England: The greatest and most romantic of the footballing rivalries?
Look beyond the flashpoints and flare-ups, and there is something more profound at work here
Spain’s victory over France intensifies mysterious grip Luis de la Fuente exerts on his squad
Hypnotic belief in the collective process takes Spain to final destination
Ken Early: England being favourites against Argentina shows we can’t resist thinking of football in simple terms
England have a lot that Argentina don’t have, except Messi
World Cup semi-final: Masterful Spain display knocks France out - as it happened
Oyarzabal and Porro score in semi-final as Spain go through to face Argentina or England
Spain show cold ruthless streak to hit France twice and reach World Cup final
Oyarzabal and Porro scored as Spain toyed and frustrated France and struck two goals with cold ruthlessness
Former ruler of Qatar transformed small Gulf state into global player
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposed his father in a bloodless coup, and passed leadership on to his fourth son
Spain, France, Argentina and England beware: Demons haunt the World Cup semi-finals
World Cup spotlight causes single games to live longer in the memory than others
Racism row overshadows France-Spain World Cup semi-final
Former Spanish prime minister accused of causing diplomatic incident by suggesting France team not French
Ken Early: Did Tuchel really think he could talk like that about Jude Bellingham and get away with it?
While harmony is notable among semi-finalists France, Spain and Argentina, that quality appears absent in the England camp
Why do goalkeepers dive right when their team is losing?
Why do goalkeepers dive right and left equally often - except when their team is losing?
World Cup semi-final just another game for laid-back Argentina
‘Divisive soloist’ Jude Bellingham gets his revenge, Norway row their boat home
Gianni Infantino hints at expansion to 64-team World Cup before 2030 event
Fifa president says 48-team tournament has been a ‘huge success’
Ken Early: Why have Protestants historically been so bad at winning the World Cup?
Some 76 per cent of Brazil’s 2026 World Cup squad were Evangelical Christians, compared to their footballing peak when they were majority Catholic
Alvarez sends Argentina past Switzerland after VAR controversy to set up England semi-final
World champions require extra time after Embolo dismissal proves decisive as Switzerland rue contentious refereeing call
Ken Early: Referee helps while Tuchel hinders as England sink Norway to move into World Cup semi-finals
Jude Bellingham struck twice for England while Erling Haaland played a peripheral role
Jürgen Klopp reaches agreement to take over as Germany head coach
Former Liverpool boss will succeed Julian Nagelsmann in role with a focus on Euro 2028
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