After 39 days and 104 matches, the World Cup has come to an end. No more videos of Scottish fans putting traffic cones on statues and taking over baseball stadiums. No more clips of fans in tears of joy over what they just witnessed.

After 103 matches and 38 days of action, we’re down to the final game on the last day of the 2026 World Cup.

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Departing France coach Didier Deschamps decided to end his 14-year spell in the role ​because of a "stifling atmosphere" around him, ‌he said on Saturday, following Les Bleus' 6-4 loss to England in the at the World ​Cup.

And just like that, the 2026 World Cup is over. After 308 goals were scored during 104 matches in 16 host cities across three continents, it was Spain that lifted the trophy.