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Spain are world champions. A substitute scored the winner in the 106th minute after Argentina went down to ten men. Emiliano Martinez made 11 saves — a new World Cup Final record — and still lost. Messi touched the ball 39 times in his final ever World Cup match. Argentina had 0.2 expected goals. Spain had 1.94. Some finals are close. This one was decided by a red card, a substitute, and a generation of Spanish players who started winning at 16 years old and have not stopped. Who was your player of the tournament? Drop it below — I am replying to every comment tonight. Thank you for watching The Pitch Brief through every match of this World Cup. We will be back. Subscribe. 🏆⚽

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⚽ Messi did not score tonight. He assisted both goals, drew three defenders every time he touched the ball, and set up the 92nd-minute winner from a rebound off the post that he collected without panicking while a World Cup semifinal hung in the balance. He is 39 years old. He is in the Final on Sunday. England used all their defensive substitutions trying to protect a lead against a team with Messi on the pitch. That is the decision Tuchel will think about for a very long time. Who wins Sunday — Argentina or Spain? I am going Argentina. Drop your prediction below. I am replying to every comment in the next hour. Subscribe — Final preview drops tomorrow. 🏆

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250 years ago they signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. Today Philadelphia hosted a Round of 16 World Cup match with Idina Menzel, The Roots, and fighter jets flying over the stadium. And the USMNT are still alive facing Belgium on Monday. If you told someone in 1776 that this is what July 4, 2026 looked like — they would have no idea what you were talking about. But they would have been proud. Happy 250th America. Drop below — where are you watching from today? 🏆⚽🎆

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You Need To See This

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Do You Know?

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Which World Cup story should we cover next — the 1950 Maracanazo, the 1966 trophy theft, or Brazil's 1970 team? Drop your vote below!

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You need to hear this Remix!!!

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⚽ Raul Jimenez scored his first World Cup goal at 35 years old and cried in front of 80,000 people at the Azteca. That moment alone made this match worth watching. But the tactical story nobody is talking about — Mexico's pressing system trapped South Africa's goalkeeper from the very first minute and the first goal of the entire tournament was literally a tactics goal. Drop your Mexico rating out of 10 below. I am replying to every comment in the next hour. And tomorrow we break down USA vs Paraguay — subscribe so you do not miss it. 🏆

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⚽ My prediction is locked in — France lift the trophy on July 19 at MetLife Stadium. Mbappe finally gets the one that got away in 2022. But Morocco are the team I am watching most closely. If they beat Brazil on June 13 the entire tournament flips. Drop your winner prediction below right now — I am replying to every single comment in the next hour. And if you want the full breakdown of every group and who is actually going through, that video is on the channel. Subscribe — we are here every day until the Final. 🏆

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⚽ My prediction: Japan cause the single biggest upset of this entire tournament. They did it to Germany AND Spain in 2022. They will do it to someone bigger in 2026. Drop your pick below — which of these 5 teams goes the furthest? I am reading every single comment and replying to the first 20. And if you want the full breakdown of every World Cup group right now and who is actually going through — that video is on the channel. Go watch it after this one. 🏆

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