Jul 20, 2026
Spain look built to last, and that should worry the rest of the world
Spain backed up Euro 2024 with the World Cup, and with Lamine Yamal only nineteen and Rodri collecting the game’s top prize, the dynasty question is a...
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69 articles tagged with "Spain"
Jul 19, 2026
Spain are world champions as Ferran Torres’ extra-time goal downs ten-man Argentina
Ferran Torres’ extra-time strike settled a tense final at MetLife Stadium, denying ten-man Argentina and handing Spain their first World Cup title sin...
Jul 19, 2026
Messi and Yamal: two Barcelona generations meet in the World Cup final
Messi is 39 and probably saying goodbye. Yamal is 19 and just getting started. The World Cup final puts two players from the same club lineage on oppo...
Jul 19, 2026
Spain vs Argentina: what to watch in the World Cup 2026 final
Spain and Argentina meet at MetLife Stadium with the World Cup on the line. Here is how the two unbeaten finalists shape up before the 00:30 IST kicko...
Jul 18, 2026
Whatever happens against Spain, this feels like Messi’s long goodbye
At 39, and openly admitting he is exhausted, Lionel Messi has dragged Argentina to a third World Cup final. Sunday against Spain may well be the last...
Jul 17, 2026
Spain national football team: full squad and key players at the 2026 World Cup
No Real Madrid players, a Barcelona-heavy spine and a defence that has conceded once all tournament: this is the Spain squad that has reached the 2026...
Jul 16, 2026
A World Cup final of opposites: Spain’s control against Messi’s Argentina
Spain reached the World Cup final with the tournament’s meanest defence; Argentina got there on Lionel Messi and a habit of late drama. Sunday’s showp...
Jul 14, 2026
Oyarzabal and Porro fire Spain past France and into the World Cup final
Goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro saw Spain shut down France in Dallas and reach only their second World Cup final.
Jul 12, 2026
Four teams, two ties, and a France-Spain semi-final that feels like the final
The World Cup is down to four, with France v Spain and England v Argentina to come. Two heavyweight semi-finals, one wide-open trophy race, and a pick...
Jul 11, 2026
Merino strikes late again as Spain edge Belgium to reach the World Cup semi-finals
A late Mikel Merino goal settled a tense quarter-final at SoFi Stadium and booked Spain a last-four meeting with France.
Jul 11, 2026
France and Spain meet early as the World Cup’s top two clash for a final place
The two top-ranked teams left in the tournament meet a round early: unbeaten France take on a battle-hardened Spain in Arlington for a place in the Wo...
Jul 9, 2026
Crystal Palace agree deal to sign free agent Óscar Mingueza
Crystal Palace’s summer business is under way: free agent Óscar Mingueza has agreed to join, giving new boss Pierre Sage his first signing.
Jul 8, 2026
Ronaldo’s World Cup story ends with the one prize he never got
Spain’s late winner in Dallas sent Cristiano Ronaldo out of his sixth and final World Cup, the one prize that eluded him across two decades at the top...
Jul 7, 2026
Belgium beat the USA 4-1 to end the hosts’ World Cup and set up a quarter-final with Spain
The co-hosts are out. A Charles De Ketelaere double, plus goals from Hans Vanaken and Romelu Lukaku, sent Belgium past the United States and into a qu...
Jul 6, 2026
Merino’s stoppage-time strike ends Ronaldo’s World Cup and sends Spain through
Substitute Mikel Merino struck in the first minute of stoppage time as Spain edged Portugal 1-0 in the World Cup last 16, ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s t...
Jul 3, 2026
Portugal and Spain collide in the World Cup last 16 with an old rivalry reignited
The Iberian neighbours meet at AT&T Stadium on Monday, with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal standing between the European champions and the quarter-final...
Jul 2, 2026
Oyarzabal double sends Spain past Austria and into the World Cup last 16
The European champions are finding their rhythm at the World Cup, and Austria had no answer as Spain strolled into the round of 16.
Jul 1, 2026
Spain meet a stubborn Austria in Los Angeles with the last 16 at stake
European champions Spain are favourites against Austria in the World Cup last 32, but a question over Lamine Yamal’s fitness and a fearless opponent g...
Jun 27, 2026
Baena’s strike wins Group H for Spain and sends Uruguay out
Alex Baena’s first-half goal settled top spot in Group H for Spain and dumped two-time champions Uruguay out of the World Cup, while debutants Cape Ve...
Jun 26, 2026
France top the betting, but Spain look the team to beat at this World Cup
France may lead the market, but Spain’s demolition of Saudi Arabia and the depth behind Lamine Yamal make them the side nobody should want to meet in...
Jun 23, 2026
Liverpool hijack Newcastle to land Víctor Muñoz from Osasuna
Andoni Iraola has his first Liverpool signing: the Reds have triggered Víctor Muñoz’s release clause to bring the Spain winger to Anfield from Osasuna...
Jun 21, 2026
Yamal and Oyarzabal blitz sends Spain past Saudi Arabia and into the last 32
A Lamine Yamal strike and a quickfire Mikel Oyarzabal double had Spain coasting by half-time as they beat Saudi Arabia 4-0 in Atlanta to top Group H a...
Jun 21, 2026
Spain chase a first win against Saudi Arabia after the Cape Verde stumble
Spain dropped points in their opening draw with Cape Verde and return to Atlanta needing a win, with Group H still level and Saudi Arabia ready to fru...
Jun 16, 2026
Vozinha and Al-Owais turned Group H into goalkeeping theatre at the World Cup
Spain could not beat a 40-year-old debutant and Uruguay needed 80 minutes to break Saudi Arabia. The opening week of World Cup 2026 has belonged to th...