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The futures of both Argentina's star and their coach are up in the air after their World Cup final loss. This might be the moment to leave the stage.

If we have learned one thing from Gianni Infantino's Fifa tenure, it is that more is better. That could mean 64 teams at the World Cup.

⚽ Latest World Cup news as tournament comes to close⚽ Player guide | Golden Boot | Follow on TikTok | Mail usBack to the action on the field, or rather slightly adjacent to it. A lacklustre “closing ceremony” in which Tom Cruise was drowned out by the crowd got proceedings under way in New Jersey. A half-time show no one asked for filled the gap in the middle that didn’t need to be plugged. And finally, having kept his physical distance all tournament, US president Donald Trump tried to steal the show just as the curtain was falling.“I think I heard a match commentator say that the last team that beat Spain was Scotland. Does that mean Scotland have won the World Cup?!” asks Peter Oh. Continue reading...

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It's unlikely Messi will play in a World Cup final again, and although he disappointed against Spain, it will be forgotten due to his dazzling career.

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni leaves his post-match news conference in tears when talking about his future after Sunday's World Cup final defeat by Spain.

Brazil midfielder Gomes joins from Wolves United sign young winger Thompson from SpursThe Brazil international João Gomes has joined Aston Villa in a £38m deal. The 25-year-old midfielder Gomes, who has 10 caps, ends a three-and-a-half-year spell at Wolves, for whom he made 130 appearances after signing from Flamengo.Gomes’s arrival at Villa follows the departure of Youri Tielemans to Manchester United and comes with Morgan Rogers on the verge of a £117m move to Chelsea. Continue reading...
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02🦆 Ranking the World Cup's best viral moments
03Hearts & Rangers learn possible European opponents
04Ugly scenes as Argentina lose World Cup final – video
05'Rogers move is crazy money for a player Chelsea don't need!'
06We thought this would be a World Cup like no other...
07Trump and Infantino booed at World Cup final – video
08Tuchel's subs, Rodri's rank, Messi's masterclass - World Cup highs & lows
09Torres fires Spain past Argentina for 2nd WC title...
10Villa sign Wolves midfielder Gomes in £38m deal
11Spain are world champions | World Cup Daily
12What would a 64-team World Cup look like - and could it work in 2030?
13Tearful Messi says Spain 'better' team in WC final...
14'A date with history and we got there first' - Spain react to World Cup win
15Top 30: from half a million World Cup photos, why I love these the most
16'Nothing to blame them for' - Argentina papers defend team after dismal final and brawl
17Rodri wins Golden Ball as Spain dominate awards
18Why Beckham was face of World Cup in the US
19Spain are world champions - World Cup Daily
20England on the rise in ODIs after spell in the doldrums
21Scaloni unsure about Argentina future: We will see...
22Best goal, best player, best fans - BBC reporters' World Cup awards
23Trump show offers fitting fever-dream end to a World Cup of excess and damage
24England's World Cup assessed - by Sky Sports readers
25Human rights body question World Cup integrity
26Stay or go - at 28, Rashford faces big Man Utd call
27Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino booed before US president attempts to crash Spain celebrations
28Bay Bridge's full brother set for first start at Windsor
29Sources: Chelsea agree $157M Rogers deal
30Mbappe wins race for the 2026 World Cup golden boot
31Lionel Messi’s World Cup fairytale ends with pitiful Argentina as final villains | Pablo Iglesias Maurer
32Hearts, Rangers, Motherwell and Hibs find out Euro qualifying opponents
33João Gomes signs for Aston Villa from Wolves

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