Analysis

One Goal in Seven Matches: Spain’s Wall Awaits Messi in the World Cup Final

No Cinderellas Left: the World Cup’s First-Ever Top-Four Final Four

The Torch, Passed on a Scoring Chart — Mbappé, Messi and the Golden Boot Race

Two Eras, One Tie — Spain vs Portugal, and the 23 Years Between Yamal and Ronaldo

The Smallest Nation Ever to Get This Far — Cape Verde’s World Cup Fairy Tale Meets Messi