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Despite the grimness surrounding Fifa’s often tawdry but carefully buffed spectacle, the tournament has shone on one front

It is now or never for Lionel Messi. The Argentina superstar’s once-in-a-generation career will be defined — for many — by whether he leads his country to the World Cup title on Sunday. Can he finally, at the age of 35, win football’s biggest prize to secure his place alongside…

The 30-year-old superstar made history on Friday by tying the Brazilian legend’s all-time national team scoring record.

Neymar has moved into a tie with Pelé as Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 77 goals

Brazil thought it had done enough to overcome Croatia’s resistance in extra time, but the 2018 runner-up continues to show that its makeup is truly special.

Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana have narrowly failed at the quarter-final stage but Walid Regragui is building a powerhouse

The former Argentina striker talks to Sid Lowe about his World Cup triumphs and heartbreaks, and the current side’s chances against the Netherlands

The 2022 World Cup's Round of 16 took place this past week, with the top half of competing countries now reduced to eight teams.

Plus: last beating first in the group stage, thrashings in vain and the glory of the one-armed goalscorer