The World Cup may be over and our team of writers might have spent the past six weeks criss-crossing North America to report on all of its twists and turns, but we’re not done w

FIFA posted a photo of Spain lifting the World Cup trophy to social media—but President Donald Trump, who lingered on stage, appears to be carefully cropped out.

This isn’t the first time the president has done this.

Spain defeated Lionel Messi’s Argentina in extra time to win the 2026 World Cup. Substitute Ferran Torres struck in the second half of extra time to secure Spain’s second World Cup after a disappointing Argentina were reduced to 10 men.

President Donald Trump was on stage during Spain’s World Cup trophy lift — but not in the photo posted to social media. Trump presented Spain with its second World Cup trophy ever, after it defeated defending champions Argentina 1-0 on Sunday.

The broadcaster’s eight words on the president’s post-match stunt went viral on X.

Argentina lost the World Cup final to Spain in a manner that earned plenty of enemies.

Boston bars saw a 28% jump in transactions, Airbnb revenue climbed 27%, hotel rates surged, and the MBTA set ridership records during the FIFA World Cup. The post Was the World Cup worth it? Early data suggest Boston’s bet is paying off.

“The Guardian wins the caption of the year competition,” an X user wrote about an awkward photo of Trump with FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Beyoncé embraced the lace trend in a custom LaQuan Smith look at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.

Fox play-by-play announcer John Strong had a celebrity mix-up during Sunday afternoon’s broadcast of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.