After 103 matches across five weeks, the showpiece match of the 23rd Fifa World Cup takes place this weekend

England arrived back home from the World Cup on Sunday afternoon, after they finished their seven-week journey on a high in Miami.

Didier Deschamps explained Saturday what led to his departure as France coach after a 14-year tenure, citing a “stifling atmosphere” around him as the primary reason for his decision.

Reigning champions face European champions in tournament showpiece

New York has been hit by major flash flooding bringing roads to a standstill and some cars even submerged just hours before the state plays host to the FIFA World Cup final tonight

Argentina, inspired by the great Lionel Messi, are looking to retain the trophy they won so memorably in Qatar four years ago.

Gianni Infantino’s Machiavellian boot-licking has disgraced the game

The star-studded line-ups aim to bring enthusiasm, insight and analysis across a packed summer of football

The third place match at the 2026 World Cup appeared to be a blowout, but the tide turned in the second half, leading to a thrilling 6-4 win for England over France on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Mother Nature may have delivered one final assist before the biggest match in soccer.

A report says that Chelsea are paying over $157 million for Aston Villa and England playmaker Morgan Rogers.

The Post breaks down the matchups in the World Cup final.

Our World Cup experts make their picks with final score predictions for Sunday’s Spain-Argentina final.

“Don’t touch your idols: a little gold always rubs off.” But with Lionel Messi, the gold never does. 

Bukayo Saka’s hat-trick helped England to a remarkable 6-4 bronze medal win over France in Miami to achieve their best World Cup finish since 1966.

Arsenal have made an approach to sign RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande after losing out to Chelsea in the race to sign Morgan Rogers, according to reports.

As La Albiceleste prepare to face Spain at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium in Sunday’s showpiece event, thousands of fans swarmed upon the Big Apple – despite flash floods in the city.

Michael Olise ‘blamed himself’ and broke down in tears in the dressing room after France were beaten 6-4 in a pulsating World Cup bronze-medal match with England.

As Argentina’s golden generation comes to an end on the biggest stage of all in New York, Spain’s own golden era may use this game to write themselves into the history books

Messi has it all to do in final to avoid losing out to Mbappe once again

Michael Carrick praised the performances of Mason Mount and Andrey Santos

FIFA has told Spain and Argentina that the World Cup final half-time show will last 17 minutes following concerns that it could run for half an hour.

England ended their World Cup campaign with a truly farcical third-place play-off game against France where the Three Lions almost threw away a 4-0 lead

England players have spoken out on Thomas Tuchel’s future as Three Lions manager.

Spain manager Luis de la Fuente and Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni will go head-to-head in the World Cup final on Sunday – and the two men know each other well.

KIERAN GILL: For fans of Chelsea, the identity of the Argentinian scorer who equalised against England in Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final came as no surprise.

A key starter from Spain’s 2010 World Cup victory is pleading with President Donald Trump to solve his visa problems ahead of Sunday’s final against Argentina.

Rayan Cherki clashed with Didier Deschamps on the touchline during France’s 6-4 defeat to England in the World Cup third-place match on Saturday.

Manchester United are reportedly in the race to sign a League One defender valued at £10million as Michael Carrick looks to bolster his squad.

As fans and A-listers alike flock to New Jersey for the FIFA showpiece on Sunday, prices have continued to rise ahead of what will be Lionel Messi’s last ever World Cup match.

Re-live Daily Mail Sport’s live coverage as Manchester United kicked off their pre-season against Championship side Wrexham in Helsinki.

The Aston Villa goalkeeper has overcome a painful injury to reestablish himself as a stalwart for Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina and, as Richard Jolly details, his speciality could yet prove decisive against Spain in the final

Andoni Iraola will have to wait a while to get a proper look at the teenager

FIFA adopt ‘iconic American sporting tradition’

Lionel Messi praised World Cup final rival Lamine Yamal nearly two decades after meeting for a charity photoshoot

Gunners are closing in on the signing of the Greece international

The FIFA World Cup 2026 final is just around the corner, and there has been plenty of drama in the build-up to the showpiece event

Argentina’s approach has been widely criticised but, as Miguel Delaney explains, there is a fine line and a different interpretation of how Lionel Scaloni’s side have approached the pursuit of a fourth star

Arsenal have an ‘agreement signed’ for their next arrival, and they could hijack Chelsea next… 😯

Chelsea are edging closer to letting two defenders leave, with a £27m deal ‘all but finalised’… 👀

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Spain vs Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final.

New Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola has lots of decisions to make ahead of the new season. BBC Sport gives an insight into his first week in the job.

Midfielder Declan Rice says “this is the best England group for a very long time” after they secure a third-placed finish at the World Cup.

Drake has bet $1.5 million on Argentina to defeat Spain in 90 minutes (plus stoppage time) at the FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday.

Joe Thomas with five key talking points from Everton’s 4-0 win at Dundee in their pre-season opener

Tottenham are hopeful of signing Savinho from Manchester City, Real Madrid cool their interest in Rodri, AC Milan are keeping tabs on Phil Foden, plus more.

From high ticket prices to hydration breaks, new laws and political interventions, there has rarely been a dull moment at the 2026 World Cup.

There may never be another final like this one, which is so much about two players forever linked

England’s heartbreaking semi-final defeat to Argentina means 60 years of hurt will be extended and the attention will soon turn to how the Three Lions could line-up at the next tournament in four years

It is a new era for Aston Villa – and Johan Manzambi, who has just joined in a club record deal worth more than £50m – will be one of the poster boys.