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Current World Cup Highlights

With 48 teams instead of 32, the 2026 World Cup is setting new standards. More games, more nations, more stories.

Great celebrations in Spain: Two million celebrate World Cup title. A huge crowd is celebrating Spain's second World Cup triumph in Madrid. Enthusiasm for Rodri, Lamine Yamal, and the rest of the team knows almost no bounds.

Great celebrations in Spain: Two million celebrate World Cup title.

From the baptismal font to the biggest stage in football: Messi and Lamine Yamal in the World Cup final. Shortly before the World Cup final, footage from 2007 is captivating football fans around the world: a then-20-year-old Lionel Messi is shown holding six-month-old Lamine Yamal and helping to bathe him during a charity photoshoot at Camp Nou. Today, the two share a story that could hardly be more incredible.

From the baptismal font to the biggest stage in football: Messi and Lamine Yamal in the World Cup final.

Milk Portraits of Football Legends An artist has amazed football fans with a spectacular series of portraits of the world’s biggest football stars – painted exclusively with oat milk.

Milk Portraits of Football Legends

Kane and Messi off the pitch: World Cup stars love their childhood sweethearts. Lionel Messi and Harry Kane are in the World Cup spotlight not only for their goals but also for their long-standing romances. Both are married to their childhood sweethearts: Kane to Katie Goodland and Messi to Antonela Roccuzzo. The two couples have supported each other for many years and accompany the football stars to major tournaments.

Kane and Messi off the pitch: World Cup stars love their childhood sweethearts.

Who will succeed Manuel Neuer in the German goal? With Manuel Neuer's retirement, an era in the German national team's goal comes to an end. Following the World Cup exit, national team coach Jürgen Klopp must now decide who will become the number one. Marc-André ter Stegen, Alexander Nübel, and Oliver Baumann are considered the favorites.

Who will succeed Manuel Neuer in the German goal?

Two weeks after the DFB: Referee Zwayer also out of the World Cup. For referee Felix Zwayer, the 2026 FIFA World Cup has come to an early end. After officiating two group-stage matches with composure and authority, the 45-year-old is leaving the tournament and will not be assigned any further matches during the final weekend. The DFB confirmed that Zwayer has already left the referees' base.

Two weeks after the DFB: Referee Zwayer also out of the World Cup.

Lamine Yamal at 19: A career full of records Lamine Yamal is only 19 years old—and has already made football history. Despite his youth, he has already won the European Championship with Spain and several titles with FC Barcelona. Holding numerous records as the youngest player and goalscorer, Yamal is already considered one of world football's greatest talents—and his career has only just begun.

Lamine Yamal at 19: A career full of records

From Dortmund to the World: The Journey of Haaland and Bellingham