Michael Duarte

Sure, the winner will play in the final against either defending champion Argentina or England, but make no mistake: The tournament’s two best teams are meeting in the semifinal.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Most 19-year-olds celebrate birthdays with friends, cake and presents. But Spanish superstar Lamine Yamal spent his speaking to hundreds of reporters from all over the world less than 24 hours before the biggest game of his life.

In front of more than 70,176 roaring fans at AT&T Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, Spain suffocated France from the opening whistle and marched into the World Cup final.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The stars once again came out at AT&T Stadium on Tuesday for the blockbuster semifinal of the World Cup between Spain and France.

Switch between CA and NY editions here. For all the talk about destiny, resilience and championship DNA, there is another word following Argentina everywhere it goes at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

ATLANTA — Forty years after Diego Maradona's infamous Hand of God broke English hearts, Lionel Messi needed only his right foot to do it again.

The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup final twisted through two very different semifinals.

The Argentina-Spain World Cup final will be a battle between a master and his apprentice spending 90 minutes trying to outwit one another.

The smoky haze hanging over New York and northern New Jersey has become an unwelcome backdrop for the biggest soccer match in the world.

Few World Cup finals have featured two goalkeepers who embody such dramatically different personalities as Argentina's Emi “Dibu” Martínez and Spain's Unai Simón.