Four years ago, tens of thousands of soccer fans packed into Qatar’s Lusail Stadium to watch Argentina take on France, a matchup featuring Lionel Messi against Kylian Mbappé, in the World Cup final. France, the defending champion, would have been the first nation since Brazil in 1962 to win successive World Cups. But the game…
A month of shocks, controversy, and record chases ends with Argentina and Spain fighting for the trophy in New Jersey. There is a version of this tournament that exists only in press releases: 104 games, three countries, a halftime show with more headline acts than most music festivals manage in a weekend, a Peace Prize…
Bukayo Saka scored three goals to lead England to a 6-4 win over France for third place in the World Cup, while Kylian Mbappé surpassed Argentina’s Lionel Messi’s career World Cup scoring record and took the lead in the Golden Boot race with a pair of second-half goals on Saturday. It was the highest-scoring World…
