The race for the golden boot at the World Cup is heading for a thrilling climax featuring some of the best players in the world.

But in a twist an already enthralling race, team success may prove a detriment to Messi’s hopes. He is the only real contender for the accolade in the final and faces a tough challenge of breaching Spain’s rock-solid defence, which has only conceded once this tournament. If players are tied for goals, the number of assists will determine who ranks higher. If there is still a tie, it comes down to minutes played and the goals-per-minute ratio, which would favour Mbappe over Messi provided the Argentina captain plays the full final, if it got that far.

Spain had their final training session cancelled, though La Roja still had plenty of time to prepare ahead of this evening...

A report from England’s final game of the tournament as the Three Lions secured third spot with a dramatic win over France...

When England played like World Cup winners, it was after the World Cup had already been lost. In a confusing, chaotic game, instead of going for gold, they brought home bronze. For 45 minutes, England played like worldbeaters; for 45, like a team who could be beaten from 4-0 up. By the end, Bukayo Saka had become just the fourth Englishman to score a World Cup hat-trick, joining Geoff Hurst, Gary Lineker and Harry Kane, and Jude Bellingham had made them the first team ever to score six goals against France in this competition. But a result that would have been celebrated euphorically in another context should come with a sense of regret: given that they have only performed fitfully, where was this England against Argentina? Or even against Norway, DR Congo, Panama and Ghana?

A ‘what could have been’ tournament brought England semi-final heartbreak versus Argentina, then a thrilling win over France for bronze medals.

Here’s how every single England player rated, in our view, throughout the World Cup.

The 11-minute Super Bowl-style show will be co-headlined by Madonna, Shakira and K-pop boy band BTS.

Justin Bieber was added to the bill, while Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus featuring Coldplay also involved, and Chris Martin has curated the show.

The closing ceremony starts at 18:30 BST (1:30pm ET), with the show including Tom Cruise, Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, Robbie Williams and IShowSpeed. And Jennifer Hudson is to sing the United States' national anthem.

Fifa President Gianni Infantino has modernised the World Cup with influence from its co-hosts United States and the way some of its biggest sporting events operate, including the Super Bowl in the NFL.

This will mean a half-time show appealing to more forms of culture and new fans.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Fifa World Cup 2026 final half-time show:

Spain's last training session before Sunday's World Cup final was cancelled due to thunderstorms in the New York City area.

FIFA confirmed the schedule changeup Saturday and said that there would not be another time slot for the team to train.

Argentina's training session, scheduled for 11:30 am local time (1530 GMT), started 45 minutes later than scheduled in Morristown, New Jersey.