Tournament over · 19 July 2026
🇪🇸 Spain are world champions
1-0 against Argentina after extra time. Ferran Torres scored in minute 106, in front of 80,663 fans at MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey.
Champion
🇪🇸 Spain
2nd title · previous in 2010
Runner-up
🇦🇷 Argentina
Defending champions until this final
Result
1–0
after extra time
Winning goal
Ferran Torres
minute 106
Individual awards
🥇 Golden Boot
Kylian Mbappé
10 goals · France
⚽ Golden Ball
Rodri
Spain
🧤 Golden Glove
Unai Simón
7 clean sheets · Spain
🌟 Best Young Player
Pau Cubarsí
Spain
The knockout bracket
scroll for all 5 roundsRound of 3216
🇩🇪Germany1 (3)🇵🇾Paraguay1 (4)
29 Junpenalties
🇫🇷France3🇸🇪Sweden0
30 JunNew-York
🇿🇦South Africa0🇨🇦Canada1
28 JunInglewood
🇳🇱Netherlands1 (2)🇲🇦Morocco1 (3)
30 Junpenalties
🇵🇹Portugal2🇭🇷Croatia1
2 JulToronto
🇪🇸Spain3🇦🇹Austria0
2 JulInglewood
🇺🇸USA2🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina0
2 JulSan-Francisco
🇧🇪Belgium3🇸🇳Senegal2
1 Julextra time
🇧🇷Brazil2🇯🇵Japan1
29 JunHouston
🇨🇮Ivory Coast1🇳🇴Norway2
30 JunDallas
🇲🇽Mexico2🇪🇨Ecuador0
1 JulMexico City
🏴England2🇨🇩DR Congo1
1 JulAtlanta
🇦🇷Argentina3🇨🇻Cape Verde2
3 Julextra time
🇦🇺Australia1 (2)🇪🇬Egypt1 (4)
3 Julpenalties
🇨🇭Switzerland2🇩🇿Algeria0
3 JulVancouver
🇨🇴Colombia1🇬🇭Ghana0
4 JulKansas City
Round of 168
🇵🇾Paraguay0🇫🇷France1
4 JulPhiladelphia
🇨🇦Canada0🇲🇦Morocco3
4 JulHouston
🇵🇹Portugal0🇪🇸Spain1
6 JulDallas
🇺🇸USA1🇧🇪Belgium4
7 JulSeattle
🇧🇷Brazil1🇳🇴Norway2
5 JulEast Rutherford
🇲🇽Mexico2🏴England3
6 JulMexico City
🇦🇷Argentina3🇪🇬Egypt2
7 JulAtlanta
🇨🇭Switzerland0 (4)🇨🇴Colombia0 (3)
7 Julpenalties
Quarter-finals4
🇫🇷France2🇲🇦Morocco0
9 JulBoston
🇪🇸Spain2🇧🇪Belgium1
10 JulLos Angeles
🇳🇴Norway1🏴England2
11 Julextra time
🇦🇷Argentina3🇨🇭Switzerland1
12 Julextra time
Semi-finals2
🇫🇷France0🇪🇸Spain2
14 JulArlington
🏴England1🇦🇷Argentina2
15 JulAtlanta
Final1
🇪🇸Spain1🇦🇷Argentina0
19 Julextra time
In ties settled on penalties, the score shown is the one at the end of normal or extra time, with the shoot-out in brackets: mixing them misreports the match.
World champions
23 editionsHow many World Cups each country has won, from 1930 to today. Years in brackets.
| # | Country | Titles | Years | Finals lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇷Brazil | 5 | 1958 · 1962 · 1970 · 1994 · 2002 | 2 |
| 2 | 🇮🇹Italy | 4 | 1934 · 1938 · 1982 · 2006 | 2 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Germany | 4 | 1954 · 1974 · 1990 · 2014 | 4 |
| 4 | 🇦🇷Argentina | 3 | 1978 · 1986 · 2022 | 3 |
| 5 | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 2 | 1930 · 1950 | 0 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷France | 2 | 1998 · 2018 | 2 |
| 7 | 🇪🇸Spain | 2 | 2010 · 2026 | 0 |
| 8 | 🏴England | 1 | 1966 | 0 |
Germany includes the titles won as West Germany. Finals lost counts finals only, not semi-finals.
Every final
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 🇦🇷Argentina | 🇫🇷France | 3-3 (4-2 pens) | Qatar |
| 2018 | 🇫🇷France | 🇭🇷Croatia | 4-2 | Russia |
| 2014 | 🇩🇪Germany | 🇦🇷Argentina | 1-0 | Brazil |
| 2010 | 🇪🇸Spain | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 1-0 | South Africa |
| 2006 | 🇮🇹Italy | 🇫🇷France | 1-1 (5-3 pens) | Germany |
| 2002 | 🇧🇷Brazil | 🇩🇪Germany | 2-0 | South Korea & Japan |
| 1998 | 🇫🇷France | 🇧🇷Brazil | 3-0 | France |
| 1994 | 🇧🇷Brazil | 🇮🇹Italy | 0-0 (3-2 pens) | United States |
| 1990 | 🇩🇪Germany | 🇦🇷Argentina | 1-0 | Italy |
| 1986 | 🇦🇷Argentina | 🇩🇪Germany | 3-2 | Mexico |
| 1982 | 🇮🇹Italy | 🇩🇪Germany | 3-1 | Spain |
| 1978 | 🇦🇷Argentina | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 3-1 | Argentina |
| 1974 | 🇩🇪Germany | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 2-1 | Germany |
| 1970 | 🇧🇷Brazil | 🇮🇹Italy | 4-1 | Mexico |
| 1966 | 🏴England | 🇩🇪Germany | 4-2 | England |
| 1962 | 🇧🇷Brazil | 🇨🇿Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Chile |
| 1958 | 🇧🇷Brazil | 🇸🇪Sweden | 5-2 | Sweden |
| 1954 | 🇩🇪Germany | 🇭🇺Hungary | 3-2 | Switzerland |
| 1950 | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 🇧🇷Brazil | 2-1 | Brazil |
| 1938 | 🇮🇹Italy | 🇭🇺Hungary | 4-2 | France |
| 1934 | 🇮🇹Italy | 🇨🇿Czechoslovakia | 2-1 | Italy |
| 1930 | 🇺🇾Uruguay | 🇦🇷Argentina | 4-2 | Uruguay |
Tournament top scorers
| # | Player | GP | Min | Ast | rating | goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kylian Mbappé🇫🇷 France |
8 | 698 | 4 | 8.21 | 10 |
| 2 |  L. Messi🇦🇷 Argentina |
8 | 740 | 4 | 8.85 | 8 |
| 3 |  J. Bellingham🏴 England |
8 | 629 | 1 | 7.80 | 7 |
| 4 |  E. Haaland🇳🇴 Norway |
5 | 465 | 0 | 7.94 | 7 |
| 5 |  O. Dembélé🇫🇷 France |
8 | 597 | 2 | 7.89 | 6 |
| 6 |  H. Kane🏴 England |
7 | 654 | 1 | 7.19 | 6 |
| 7 |  Mikel Oyarzabal🇪🇸 Spain |
8 | 605 | 1 | 7.19 | 5 |
| 8 |  I. Sarr🇸🇳 Senegal |
4 | 366 | 1 | 7.65 | 4 |
| 9 |  J. Quiñones🇲🇽 Mexico |
5 | 414 | 1 | 7.76 | 4 |
| 10 |  Vinícius Júnior🇧🇷 Brazil |
5 | 441 | 1 | 8.04 | 4 |
| 11 |  D. Undav🇩🇪 Germany |
4 | 149 | 2 | 7.30 | 3 |
| 12 |  J. Manzambi🇨🇭 Switzerland |
4 | 200 | 2 | 7.70 | 3 |
| 13 |  R. Lukaku🇧🇪 Belgium |
6 | 236 | 1 | 6.78 | 3 |
| 14 |  C. De Ketelaere🇧🇪 Belgium |
5 | 353 | 1 | 7.08 | 3 |
| 15 |  C. Gakpo🇳🇱 Netherlands |
4 | 371 | 1 | 7.43 | 3 |
| 16 |  B. Barcola🇫🇷 France |
8 | 384 | 1 | 7.18 | 3 |
| 17 |  B. Brobbey🇳🇱 Netherlands |
4 | 232 | 0 | 7.18 | 3 |
| 18 |  Matheus Cunha🇧🇷 Brazil |
5 | 293 | 0 | 7.38 | 3 |
| 19 |  I. Saibari🇲🇦 Morocco |
5 | 385 | 0 | 7.04 | 3 |
| 20 |  J. David🇨🇦 Canada |
5 | 428 | 0 | 6.80 | 3 |
Most assists
| # | Player | GP | Min | goals | rating | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  M. Olise🇫🇷 France |
8 | 650 | 0 | 7.34 | 7 |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé🇫🇷 France |
8 | 698 | 10 | 8.21 | 4 |
| 3 | L. Messi🇦🇷 Argentina |
8 | 740 | 8 | 8.85 | 4 |
| 4 |  Brahim Díaz🇲🇦 Morocco |
6 | 462 | 0 | 6.85 | 4 |
| 5 |  Bruno Guimarães🇧🇷 Brazil |
5 | 419 | 0 | 7.16 | 4 |
| 6 |  M. Ødegaard🇳🇴 Norway |
5 | 471 | 0 | 7.00 | 4 |
| 7 |  B. Saka🏴 England |
7 | 357 | 3 | 7.33 | 3 |
| 8 |  A. Schjelderup🇳🇴 Norway |
6 | 251 | 1 | 7.12 | 3 |
| 9 |  A. Gordon🏴 England |
6 | 412 | 1 | 6.85 | 3 |
| 10 |  A. Isak🇸🇪 Sweden |
4 | 358 | 1 | 7.00 | 3 |
| 11 |  R. Alvarado🇲🇽 Mexico |
5 | 443 | 0 | 7.32 | 3 |
| 12 |  F. Wirtz🇩🇪 Germany |
4 | 363 | 0 | 7.70 | 3 |
| 13 | O. Dembélé🇫🇷 France |
8 | 597 | 6 | 7.89 | 2 |
| 14 | D. Undav🇩🇪 Germany |
4 | 149 | 3 | 7.30 | 2 |
| 15 | J. Manzambi🇨🇭 Switzerland |
4 | 200 | 3 | 7.70 | 2 |
| 16 |  L. Trossard🇧🇪 Belgium |
6 | 510 | 2 | 7.53 | 2 |
| 17 |  C. Summerville🇳🇱 Netherlands |
4 | 253 | 2 | 7.58 | 2 |
| 18 |  B. Embolo🇨🇭 Switzerland |
6 | 506 | 2 | 6.85 | 2 |
| 19 |  D. Rice🏴 England |
7 | 571 | 1 | 7.36 | 2 |
| 20 |  H. Vanaken🇧🇪 Belgium |
6 | 324 | 1 | 6.80 | 2 |
Assists are the most-searched stat after goals, and the one almost never published next to them.
Final: the key moments
- 41'Yellow card for Lisandro Martínez (🇦🇷 Argentina)
- 52'Yellow card for Leandro Paredes (🇦🇷 Argentina)
- 83'Yellow card for Enzo Fernández (🇦🇷 Argentina)
- 93'Yellow card for Enzo Fernández (🇦🇷 Argentina)
- 93'Red card for Enzo Fernández (🇦🇷 Argentina)
- 106'F. Torres scores for 🇪🇸 Spain · assist by N. Williams
- 111'Yellow card for Alexis Mac Allister (🇦🇷 Argentina)
Goals and cards only. Substitutions are left out on purpose: twelve of them in 120 minutes say nothing about the game, while the 90th-minute red card does.
The tournament in numbers
Matches
104
48 nations, new format
Goals
308
2.96 per match
Golden Boot
Kylian Mbappé
10 goals in 8 games
Most assists
M. Olise
7 assists
Data from API-Football, frozen on 2026-07-21: the tournament is over, so none of it changes any more.
How it was decided
Spain are world champions for the second time. In the first World Cup final ever played in the United States, La Roja beat Argentina 1–0 after extra time at MetLife Stadium, in front of 80,663 fans. Ferran Torres struck the winner in the 106th minute, finishing off the possession game that carried Spain through the whole tournament.
Argentina, defending champions, leaned on an inspired Emiliano Martínez — his 11 saves set a record for a World Cup final — but barely threatened Spain's goal across 120 minutes. The title crowns a golden generation: Spain add the 2026 trophy to their 2010 crown and their Euro 2024 title, and swept the individual awards — Rodri (Golden Ball), Unai Simón (Golden Glove) and Pau Cubarsí (Best Young Player), with France's Kylian Mbappé taking the Golden Boot on 10 goals.
Nation by nation
48 nations🇫🇷 the third-place play-off
France
20 goals · 8 matches
🏴 the third-place play-off
England
20 goals · 8 matches
🇦🇷 the final
Argentina
19 goals · 8 matches
🇧🇪 the quarter-finals
Belgium
14 goals · 6 matches
🇪🇸 the final
Spain
14 goals · 8 matches
🇳🇴 the quarter-finals
Norway
13 goals · 6 matches
🇩🇪 the round of 32
Germany
11 goals · 4 matches
🇳🇱 the round of 32
Netherlands
11 goals · 4 matches
🇺🇸 the round of 16
USA
11 goals · 5 matches
🇧🇷 the round of 16
Brazil
10 goals · 5 matches
🇸🇳 the round of 32
Senegal
10 goals · 4 matches
🇨🇭 the quarter-finals
Switzerland
10 goals · 6 matches
🇲🇽 the round of 16
Mexico
10 goals · 5 matches
🇲🇦 the quarter-finals
Morocco
10 goals · 6 matches
🇨🇦 the round of 16
Canada
9 goals · 5 matches
🇯🇵 the round of 32
Japan
8 goals · 4 matches
🇵🇹 the round of 16
Portugal
8 goals · 5 matches
🇪🇬 the round of 16
Egypt
8 goals · 5 matches
🇸🇪 the round of 32
Sweden
7 goals · 4 matches
🇭🇷 the round of 32
Croatia
6 goals · 4 matches
🇦🇹 the round of 32
Austria
6 goals · 4 matches
🇨🇴 the round of 16
Colombia
5 goals · 5 matches
🇧🇦 the round of 32
Bosnia & Herzegovina
5 goals · 4 matches
🇨🇮 the round of 32
Ivory Coast
5 goals · 4 matches
🇨🇩 the round of 32
DR Congo
5 goals · 4 matches
🇩🇿 the round of 32
Algeria
5 goals · 4 matches
🇨🇻 the round of 32
Cape Verde
4 goals · 4 matches
🇳🇿 the group stage
New Zealand
4 goals · 3 matches
🇺🇾 the group stage
Uruguay
3 goals · 3 matches
🇦🇺 the round of 32
Australia
3 goals · 4 matches
🇮🇷 the group stage
Iran
3 goals · 3 matches
🇹🇷 the group stage
Türkiye
3 goals · 3 matches
🇯🇴 the group stage
Jordan
3 goals · 3 matches
🇵🇾 the round of 16
Paraguay
3 goals · 5 matches
🇰🇷 the group stage
South Korea
2 goals · 3 matches
🇹🇳 the group stage
Tunisia
2 goals · 3 matches
🇨🇿 the group stage
Czechia
2 goals · 3 matches
🇬🇭 the round of 32
Ghana
2 goals · 4 matches
🇿🇦 the round of 32
South Africa
2 goals · 4 matches
🇺🇿 the group stage
Uzbekistan
2 goals · 3 matches
🇶🇦 the group stage
Qatar
2 goals · 3 matches
🇪🇨 the round of 32
Ecuador
2 goals · 4 matches
🇭🇹 the group stage
Haiti
2 goals · 3 matches
🇸🇦 the group stage
Saudi Arabia
1 goals · 3 matches
🏴 the group stage
Scotland
1 goals · 3 matches
🇮🇶 the group stage
Iraq
1 goals · 3 matches
🇨🇼 the group stage
Curaçao
1 goals · 3 matches
🇵🇦 the group stage
Panama
0 goals · 3 matches
What now
This season's scorers →The World Cup is over: the leagues are what is being played now. You can follow the tournament's protagonists in this season's scoring table.