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World Cup 2026: Goals by Player's Club — Full Ranking [Final · Jul 20]We re-tallied the goals of World Cup 2026 by the “club and league” of the player who scored. The tournament has now concluded, and this is the final tally: the sample covers 294 goals, and the leading league is the Premier League (76 goals). Which leagues and which clubs “supplied” the goals?2026-07-20![Spain vs Argentina: Starting Lineups & Formation Analysis | Ferran Torres' Extra-Time Winner Crowns Unbeaten Spain for a Second Title, First in 16 Years [World Cup 2026 Final]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fformations%2Fworldcup%2Fspain-final-en.png&w=640&q=75&dpl=dpl_9KESFU2UGGSX3wmcTXnzGVs5RvUH)
Spain vs Argentina: Starting Lineups & Formation Analysis | Ferran Torres' Extra-Time Winner Crowns Unbeaten Spain for a Second Title, First in 16 Years [World Cup 2026 Final]Note: Substitute Ferran Torres scored his first goal of the tournament in extra time to decide the final. Unbeaten Spain, having conceded just one goal in eight matches, won the World Cup for the second time and first in 16 years. Argentina—held to zero shots on target and reduced to ten men after Enzo's dismissal—were denied back-to-back titles.2026-07-20![England vs Argentina: Starting Lineups & Formation Analysis | Messi's Late Double Assist Fires the Champions to a Comeback and a Second Straight Final [World Cup 2026 Semi-Final]](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fformations%2Fworldcup%2Fengland-sf.png&w=640&q=75&dpl=dpl_9KESFU2UGGSX3wmcTXnzGVs5RvUH)
England vs Argentina: Starting Lineups & Formation Analysis | Messi's Late Double Assist Fires the Champions to a Comeback and a Second Straight Final [World Cup 2026 Semi-Final]Note: The 39-year-old Messi delivered back-to-back assists in the 85th and 90+2nd minutes. Argentina, trailing 0-1, snatched a late comeback to reach a second consecutive final, now just one win from back-to-back titles.2026-07-16![[Behind the Transfer] The World's Clearest Guide to the “Absurdly Complicated” Contract Between Real Madrid and Como Over Nico Paz — The Alchemy of the Buyback Clause](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fcolumns%2Fen_como.png&w=640&q=75&dpl=dpl_9KESFU2UGGSX3wmcTXnzGVs5RvUH)
[Behind the Transfer] The World's Clearest Guide to the “Absurdly Complicated” Contract Between Real Madrid and Como Over Nico Paz — The Alchemy of the Buyback Clause“Real Madrid buys him back, then immediately resells him to Como”—a complex deal rarely seen in Japan is now stirring up Serie A. We break down, one step at a time, how the “buyback clause” surrounding Argentine prodigy Nico Paz works, following the flow of money. Along the way, we also probe the true nature of Como 1907, the “8-trillion-yen-asset” club that lifted a fourth-tier lakeside side to the Champions League in five years.2026-06-27![[World Cup 2026] Average Height Ranking of All 48 National Squads](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fcolumns%2Fen_wc_height.png&w=640&q=75&dpl=dpl_9KESFU2UGGSX3wmcTXnzGVs5RvUH)
[World Cup 2026] Average Height Ranking of All 48 National SquadsIs height justice, or is technique everything? We calculated the “average height” from the 26-man registered squads of the 48 nations heading to the North American World Cup. The tallest are Bosnia and Norway (187.2cm); the shortest is Saudi Arabia (178.4cm). The tallest overall is Austria's 205cm goalkeeper Wiegele, the shortest Panama's 160cm Yanis. That title contenders Argentina are surprisingly short is one of the highlights.2026-06-15