Some people thought the track didn’t match the vibe of the championship game, but it saw a huge spike in listeners

Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, Shakira, and more headlined a first-of-its-kind spectacle that did too much and said too little

Erling Haaland's Norway were one of the tournament's most impressive performers Mauro Pimentel/AFP via And so, the 2026 World Cup is over, after 104 games, 308 goals, 15 players sent off, one suspension lifted and one winner.

Shakira owned the stage at the World Cup, and her performance was proof that midlife heartbreaks do not break us; they refine us.

For 106 minutes, Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez authored the kind of World Cup final performance that goalkeepers dream about and the history books remember forever. It just didn’t end with the World Cup trophy.

Justin dressed down in his own Skylrk streetwear, as usual.

When Lamine Yamal became just the fourth teenager to win the FIFA World Cup, debates about his place among the greats of the game intensified. A former USWNT icon and captain had a different view on Yamal and his not-so-good contributions at the World Cup.

Superstar Shakira co-headlined the first-ever Super Bowl-style halftime show at the FIFA World Cup as her ex-partner, former Spanish soccer star Gerard Piqué, watched in the stands