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2026 World Cup may not be in Qatar, but it is still worthy of scrutiny

Messi provides reminder that fairytales are real with World Cup win

Kylian Mbappe’s time for football domination is here

Lionel Messi wins the World Cup.

Destiny gifted Messi the World Cup, Mbappe has time to do it again

Qatar’s winter World Cup has been a bit of a damp squib back home

Antoine Griezmann has been the unsung hero of France’s World Cup

Mohammed Kudus of Ajax and Ghana. Photo: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Five players who could earn big money moves after World Cup heroics

Jude Bellingham is England’s biggest star at the World Cup in Qatar

Rahman Osman’s journey to reporting at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Gareth Southgate

The records which make England favourites against Senegal

This World Cup was almost Africa’s best – but there’s time for more

Cho Gue-sung has been linked with a move to Celtic in January

Records, shocks and more: A look back at the World Cup group stages

NationalWorld’s latest World Cup mural in association with Talenthouse.

Iran’s silent protest was humble, but their courage is commendable

Rahman Osman’s World Cup diary: inside Qatar’s £175 per-night tents

England can learn a lot from Mike Bassett, but not his tactics

Rahman Osman’s World Cup diary: riding the rails the underground metro

World Cup on TV: Keane’s beard balm and why Des Lynam is still king

Rahman’s WC diary: creative drinking, air con, prices and more

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