FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup (also commonly called the Football World Cup or The World Cup) is held every four years. The 2026 World Cup in Canada, USA and Mexico was won by Spain — explore our guide to the best World Cup betting sites. The next event will be the 2030 World Cup, hosted across Morocco, Portugal and Spain. Read about the earlier World Cup in Qatar.

the World Cup Trophy

Spain are the 2026 World Cup champions, beating Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the final at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, on 19 July 2026. Substitute, Ferran Torres scored the only goal in the 106th minute to secure Spain's second world title, after their first win in 2010. 

Argentina played the closing stages a man down after Enzo Fernández was sent off late in normal time. Rodri won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player, Kylian Mbappé took the Golden Boot with 10 goals, Unai Simón won the Golden Glove, and Pau Cubarsí was named Best Young Player. This was the first 48-team World Cup, the largest in the tournament's history.

Did you know that soccer is played on every continent and the FIFA World Cup is the most viewed event in the world, with over 30 billion people watching the 2006 World Cup in Germany and even more in South Africa 2010. 30 Billion - that's more than the world's population I hear you say. Well, this figure is an 'accumulated' audience, meaning if people watched more than one game, which most people did, they were counted each time.

• Want to impress your friends with World Cup facts and figures? There are more than 60 countries that have played in the World Cup. Have a look at the World Cup Trivia section, and try this quiz.
• Here is a list of previous winners, and the history of the World Cup. See all the FIFA World Cup Awards.
• And don't forget, the women also have their own Women's World Cup. The next event is 2027.
• Other interesting facts about the ball and mascots.