The countdown to the 2026 World Cup is on! Each day ahead of the tournament's return to North America, Yahoo Sports will highlight an insight or moment that showcases just how grand the world's biggest sporting spectacle has become — even beyond the expanded field of this year's global event.
There have been 22 World Cup finals since the tournament began in Uruguay in 1930. Eight needed extra time to determine a winner. Three required penalty kicks to decide a champion.
Argentina-France needed 30 extra minutes of soccer and a best-of-5 penalty kick shootout at Lusail Stadium on Dec. 18, 2022. The match ended up being one of the most memorable soccer matches ever and most watched with 1.5 billion people worldwide tuning in to see Lionel Messi claim his first-ever World Cup **** le.
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Messi delivered a moment early in the match when he successfully put home a 22nd-minute penalty kick following an Ousmane Dembélé foul on Ángel Di María.
There have been 22 World Cup finals since the tournament began in Uruguay in 1930. Eight needed extra time to determine a winner. Three required penalty kicks to decide a champion.
Argentina-France needed 30 extra minutes of soccer and a best-of-5 penalty kick shootout at Lusail Stadium on Dec. 18, 2022. The match ended up being one of the most memorable soccer matches ever and most watched with 1.5 billion people worldwide tuning in to see Lionel Messi claim his first-ever World Cup **** le.
Play 2026 Soccer Pick 'Em with FOX One and make your picks for the world's biggest soccer tournament
Messi delivered a moment early in the match when he successfully put home a 22nd-minute penalty kick following an Ousmane Dembélé foul on Ángel Di María.
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