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Fox News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'The perfect finish': Reliving 2022 World Cup Final One Year Ahead Of 2026 Final
"This was the Hollywood ending, it was the perfect finish, it was the beautiful dream coming true. These scenes will live forever, as Lionel Messi and Argentina have won the World Cup." Will the 2026 World Cup final live up to what we saw in 2022? One year from Saturday, we will witness the grand finale of the world's biggest sports event. Ahead of June 19, 2026, we relive that epic clash in Qatar through the words of FOX Sports' John Strong and Stu Holden. "How many billions of eyeballs are watching these two men 12 yards apart? Messi scores! … The focus, the concentration, the pressure. How about that?!" When Angel Di Maria was pulled by Ousmane Dembele, there was no question who'd be taking the penalty. Lionel Messi coolly took the shot as he ran up to the spot, stutter-stepped for a split second to look at keeper Hugo Lloris, and then drove into the top corner. An early lead for Argentina. "Julian Alvarez on the run … Di Maria's on the far side … Here it comes! Di Mariaaaaaa! … Argentina master class and they are rolling!" A beautiful buildup orchestrated by Lionel Messi and Argentina was in full control He found Alexis Mac Allister who then squared it to Angel Di Maria. With Hugo Lloris crashing down on him, Di Maria slotted it into the corner for a two-goal lead. A stunning scoreline and a dream start. "First penalty attempt of the tournament for France, this is their chance … And Mbappé scores! Martinez got a hand on it! Game on in Lusail!" Hope for France in the waning moments of the second half! Randal Kolo Muani earns a penalty when he gets tangled up with Nicolas Otamendi for a clear penalty. Kylian Mbappe, who'd been relatively quiet throughout the game, pulls it back for France to cut the lead down to one. "Trying to find Mbappe now, he'll steer back inside, Mbappeeeee! … The French had been down and out and they have risen back!" An incredible turn of events! Merely a minute after getting on the scoreboard, Kylian Mbappé hits an unbelievable off-balance strike into the net for the equalizer. Even with Argentina keeper Emiliano Martínez getting a hand on it, it's France with all the momentum. "Messi! Did it cross the line?! Did it cross the line?! Yes it did! Argentina gets the lead! … Messi the magician, once again, when Argentina needs him the most, he delivers!" With the game going into extra-time, it's Lionel Messi again as Argentina gets the lead again. It's a chaotic finish in front of the net with Messi hovering in front of Hugo Lloris. Even with Dayot Upamecano clearing it out, the ball does enough to cross the line for it to count. "That was blocked, was it a hand?! It was! Penalty for France! …This would be Mbappé's hat trick, the second man in history to score three goals in a World Cup final … Yes!" A masterful move for Kylian Mbappe as his shot clips Gonzalo Montiel on the arm inside the box for another penalty attempt. Mbappe makes Emiliano Martinez go the opposite way and once again its level with a penalty-shootout looming. Most clutch save ever?! Emiliano Martinez kept Argentina from the mother of all heartbreaks when he finds himself one-on-one with Randal Kolo Muani. He needs every part of his outstretched frame to keep that ball out of the net and France winning it in the final moments. It felt inevitable that these two titans would have to settle this in a penalty shootout. With the eyes of the world on them, both Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi took the first penalties for their sides, successfully converting them. Messi's shot – his most important kick of his life – in particular felt like a moment frozen in time as it rolled into the net. After misses by France duo Kingsley Coman and Aurélien Tchouaméni, it set up the chance of a lifetime for an unheralded midfielder to clinch glory. "And a hush over 88,966 fans at Lusail Stadium … Gonzalo Montiel can win the World Cup in Argentina with this kick … Yes!" Winners! An unlikely hero gives Argentina the World Cup trophy. Gonzalo Montiel etches his name in the history books. It sends Messi to his knees in euphoric relief, and the rest of Argentina into just plain euphoria. For the third time in its illustrious history, Messi and Argentina are campéones. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily!
Local France
4 days ago
- Sport
- Local France
Fraud probe opened into Mbappé payments to police officers
The probe comes after a tip-off from the French finance ministry's anti-money laundering unit, which reported "unusual financial transactions" benefiting the five police officers. "Investigations, which are by their very nature complex in the case of financial transactions, are underway in order to establish whether any criminal offences have been committed," the public prosecutor's office said. French investigative weekly Le Canard Enchâiné on Wednesday reported that the France national team captain's money was used to "pay under the table for private services", to the tune of €180,300. The Real Madrid striker's entourage issued a statement saying "everything was done in compliance with the rules". It added that Mbappé had "always chosen to donate in full his bonuses" for playing for France at international level. "It's what he did after the 2022 World Cup, with complete transparency," the statement continued, saying the money went to charitable organisations and security personnel that accompanied the team.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
How to Watch Chelsea vs PSG for Free From Anywhere
How to Watch Chelsea vs PSG for Free From Anywhere Chelsea vs PSG: Club World Cup Final Preview Expanded tournament reaches New York climax Chelsea and PSG arrive in Manhattan with history jangling in their boots. After four frenetic weeks across the United States, the remodelled Club World Cup will be handed to one of European football's heavyweights in the early hours. Attendances have flickered rather than flared, yet both clubs are already more than eighty million pounds richer, and another seven million awaits the victors. Advertisement Form book tilts towards Parisian power Chelsea's progress has been tidy, but PSG swagger into Madison Square Garden on a thunderous run. The French champions crushed Inter Milan five nil in the Champions League final, dismantled Atletico Madrid four nil in their opening match here, then swept aside Real Madrid by the same margin in the semi-final. That torrent of goals leaves Mauricio Pochettino's old employers facing the sternest of exams. Photo IMAGO Tactical intrigue under bright lights Mauricio Pochettino must conjure midfield control if Chelsea are to slow a Paris attack that glides between the lines. Expect Enzo Fernández to sit deep, allowing Cole Palmer to knit counters and stretch a defence marshalled by Marquinhos. PSG will funnel possession towards Kylian Mbappé, whose acceleration on the indoor turf could be decisive, while Vitinha's metronomic passing will look to expose any hesitation in blue shirts. Advertisement How to watch in the UK TV channel, In the UK, the game will be televised live and free to air on 5, formerly Channel 5, with coverage starting at 7 pm BST. Live stream, Viewers can also catch the action online via as well as the DAZN website, both free with registration. DAZN's global feed begins at 6:30 pm BST on Sunday. No subscription is required as the entire tournament is available to their 'Freemium' members, which means you only need to sign up for a free DAZN account. Chelsea and PSG, two clubs shaped by ambition and vast investment, now stand ninety minutes from a trophy that may yet define their seasons. Advertisement Need a VPN to watch the match? Our preferred VPN to watch UK TV from anywhere is – they offer a 48 hour no-obligation free trial and have apps or all popular devices including Mac, Windows, FireTV, iPhone/iPad and Android.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
No Mbappé or Haaland: possible FC26 cover leaks with surprise duo 🎮
No Mbappé or Haaland: possible FC26 cover leaks with surprise duo 🎮 It's not official yet, but the FC26 cover is not expected to feature big names like Mbappé, Vini Jr, Haaland... Let alone legends like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Several profiles that cover the gaming world are naming Bellingham and Musiala as the stars of the game. The Real Madrid midfielder was already on the cover of the previous edition. Now, he's expected to be joined by the Bayern Munich and German national team forward. Advertisement Interestingly, even though he's on the cover, Musiala might not play again until 2026 after suffering an injury during Bayern Munich's 2-0 win over PSG at the Club World Cup. So, do Bellingham and Musiala deserve to be on the FC26 cover? If not, who would you like to see as the star of the new edition? Also according to profiles that cover the gaming world, FC26 is expected to be officially released next Wednesday (26th). This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. 📸 Francois Nel - 2025 Getty Images
The Guardian
10-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
PSG cruise to Club World Cup final after Ruiz and Dembélé stun Real Madrid
There was a moment towards the end of Kylian Mbappé's final season in France when Luis Enrique called him into his office and explained that if they did things his way then Paris Saint-Germain could become an 'absolute machine'. A little over a year later, on the day his first season at Real Madrid came to an end against his former club, the striker saw for himself, up close and painful, just how right his coach had been. The team that went to Munich and put five past Inter, the biggest winning margin in a European Cup final, came to New York and scored four against the game's greatest aristocrats to take them to the final of the Club World Cup against Chelsea. If PSG had not scored more, it was because they did not need to. Three came inside half an hour here, two from Fabián Ruiz either side of another from Ousmane Dembélé; the fourth, scored by Gonçalo Ramos was an adornment added in the 87th minute, the ease with which it was scored eloquent. Madrid were not just defeated at the MetLife Stadium; they were destroyed, taken apart and never given the chance to compete. Under a new manager, their time may come, the absences of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen did not help, nor did the shift in formation with the return of Mbappé, and Xabi Alonso reflected on the errors that exposed them. But this went deeper; it is PSG's time now. This is some machine, all right. Unstoppable, the sense of superiority just overwhelming from start to … well, not finish exactly, if only because the real finish came so early. By the time Ruiz gave them the lead after six minutes, it was the fourth clear chance they had, Madrid overrun already. First, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia hit the side-netting; then Thibaut Courtois made two incredible stops, suggesting this might be another of those days when the bullets could fly, everyone unloading on him, and he would still be standing there undefeated at the end of it. This time, though, it was not to be. Even he couldn't stop everything. It did not help that he had been sold out by his centre-backs. So badly, in fact, that the best thing that happened in the sequence that led to the first goal was that PSG scored it. Raúl Asencio allowed a simple control to escape . Suddenly a blue shirt was upon him – now there's a line that would be repeated, defining much of this – and Dembélé took the ball from him, right in front of goal. Courtois took Dembélé down, committing what would have been a penalty and possibly a red card had Ruiz not been on hand to sidefoot into the empty net. It was Antonio Rüdiger's turn next, swiping at and missing the ball. Again, Dembélé was on to him in a flash. Racing through, he guided past Courtois. Nine minutes in and this was done. Not just because of the goals, although a third followed, but the play, the intensity in PSG and the lack of it from Madrid. The recent evolution under Alonso was nowhere to be seen, optimism evaporating. Yet if Madrid had fallen off a cliff, their opponents had forced them to the edge and helped push them over it too, relentless. Vitinha, Ruiz and João Neves closed every gap as fast as the front three opened them. And the full-backs, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes … well, calling them full-backs feels utterly inadequate. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Indeed, when Madrid showed the slightest sign of a reaction, Mbappé running up the left, it was Hakimi that ended it all by making the third goal. Setting off near his area, running 70 yards and playing three passes, he reached the other end and set up Ruiz to roll Federico Valverde and score. Half an hour in, PSG had 78% of the ball, 10 shots and were 3-0 up, as good as through. There was a Kvaratskhelia moment so good it made you laugh, taking it off Mbappé, nutmegging Arda Güler and heading off up the wing. Jude Bellingham had to make a superb recovery tackle but Madrid had been opened again, just as they had a moment earlier when they were grateful for a heavy Désiré Doué touch as he dashed free. And indeed when the referee, Szymon Marciniak, called back another PSG break because Mbappé was down. Courtois made two more saves before the break. At which point, it was all Madrid could aspire to for this to end here. Which it kind of did. Kvaratskhelia and Dembélé were gone by the hour, Ruiz and Doué six minutes later. Between those, Bellingham and Vinícius Júnior made way too. Gigi Donnarumma did not have a save to make, the contest closed. But there at the end were Bradley Barcola and Ramos playing it between them in the Madrid area, the striker turning and adding another for the fun of it, a final little flourish from the machine.
