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After Spain Wins The 2026 World Cup, Here Are All The Funniest Memes About The Tournament
The 2026 World Cup has officially concluded, with Spain taking home the coveted golden trophy. On Sunday (July 19), they defeated Argentina 1-0 at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.
Spain dominated the defending champions throughout the match to claim its second World Cup title after first winning the tournament in 2010.
Barcelona forward Ferran Torres scored the winning goal. Argentina were reduced to 10 men after Enzo Fernández received a second yellow card for a foul on Spanish defender Pau Cubarsí.
Spanish captain Rodri won the Golden Ball, awarded to the tournament's best player, while teammates Unai Simón and Cubarsí won the Golden Glove, awarded to the tournament's best goalkeeper, and the Young Player Award, awarded to the tournament's best young player, respectively.
French captain Kylian Mbappé won his second Golden Boot for scoring the most goals (ten) during the tournament, becoming the World Cup’s all-time leading goalscorer.
This year’s tournament was the first to be jointly hosted by three countries—the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It will also be remembered as the last World Cup for several football legends, including Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modrić, and Neymar.
The 2026 tournament also marked the first time 48 teams competed on the world stage, up from 32 teams four years earlier.
For the first time, the game featured a halftime show, with co-headliners Justin Bieber, Shakira, BTS, and Madonna.
Some football fans will also remember the 2026 World Cup for its sky-high ticket prices. According to Forbes, this year's tournament was one of the most expensive in World Cup history. FIFA, football’s international governing body, drew criticism over the cost of tickets, which ranged from $60 to over $10,000.
During the month-long tournament, football fans flooded social media with memes capturing all the reasons the 2026 World Cup won’t be forgotten anytime soon. Here are some of the best ones.
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Serial pacifist 12 hours ago (edited)
Had Americans and their coach said: No, we don’t need unsportsmanly help from a politician who knows nothing about the game, and Balogun will sit through the game like other big boys who do their penalty, the USA team would have earned everyone’s affection and respect. This way, they just played along to the orange strings and ended up just as popular as that guy.
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Lene Leth Winterberg 12 hours ago
Perhabs the brits should have asked if the norwegians would row them home? They know the way… 😄
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Serial pacifist 12 hours ago
He has won it and Argentina should have taken the defeat like champions outplayed by a better team on the day, and not like toddlers putting up a tantrum because they lost their favorite toy.
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Did I say that out loud? 13 hours ago
I actually have a lot of sympathy for the US team. They know the game, they understand the rules and were dragged into something beyond their control by someone else's ego and stupidity. And because the current FIFA president has the backbone of a jellyfish.
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Serial pacifist 12 hours ago
…and presenting the trophy of the best in the world to the country he called all kinds of names nad insulted them without any basis.
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Serial pacifist 12 hours ago
I am the best VAR ref. It was the best refereeing ever. Abdolutely fantastic and beautiful. Everybody saw that I did the best job, they just don’t want to admit it.
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JayWantsACat 9 hours ago
Eh. I think we've had way less coping than many other countries. And we obviously care about the sport, it's just not one of top four sports unlike the rest of the world.
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Serial pacifist 12 hours ago
Shakira has more World Cup appearances in the last 16 years than Italy.
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FreeDragon 8 hours ago
There is a chant of the English fans (of course) that goes like this: "I'm blind, I'm deaf, I wanna be a ref!".
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KitchenToto 10 hours ago
Wow exceptional skill. My cats have been watching.the football on my tablet and have been trying to bat the ball. They have also been practicing dribbling with their toy balls until they bat them under the sofa
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Loosey Goosey 14 hours ago (edited)
Where did Scotland finish? They waited 28 years to play in a World Cup, turned up, played some bagpipes, sang a few songs, drank a few pubs dry in Boston and then f****d off back home having watched their national team score just one goal. But sure, "no Scotland, no party." Don't then knock England fans for having higher hopes for their team.
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Lene Leth Winterberg 12 hours ago
The way Argentina and Paraguay played they were a disgrace to the sport! And the fact that the referees barely lifted a finger really pissed me off. Its not Ultimate fighting! Its football!
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Loosey Goosey 16 hours ago
Try being an England fan. 🎶 "So many hopes, so many sneers, but all those oh-so-nears wear you down through the years." 🎶
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Loosey Goosey 16 hours ago
Then it turned out to be hugely entertaining. Admittedly, France took a while to turn up which helped England but both teams finished with their heads held high, which is more than can be said for a certain other team.
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Roman Arendt 17 hours ago
Is "c*******r" censored but "colonized" isn't? Or what is the censored word?
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Lene Leth Winterberg 11 hours ago
Eriksen is the kindest person. As a Dane I’m allowed to say that our national men’s football team often seem alouf and somewhat arrogant. But never Eriksen. He’s a genuinely good guy! However the national men’s handball team they are a completely different story. They get payed less but give so much more!
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Tre Molloy 14 hours ago
difference is messi is a d**g cheat allowed by fifa to use hgh and is assisted by fifa refereeing decisions the other plays for little Portugal
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KitchenToto 10 hours ago (edited)
I think it was too hot and too many games so by the end top players were too worn out to play their best in the 3rd 2nd and final
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David Beaulieu 15 hours ago
So, 4 of the best football players of all time and a 19 y/o kid who in no world is more relevant than Mbappe?
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Apatheist 16 hours ago
Not bad at all. There are two main takeaways from this tournament: a) Argentinians are dirty cheating b@stards b) The USA should never be allowed to host the tournament again.
B Parke 16 hours ago
I think you have to be a soccer/football fan to understand these. Maybe they'd be funny to fans.
Apatheist 16 hours ago
Not bad at all. There are two main takeaways from this tournament: a) Argentinians are dirty cheating b@stards b) The USA should never be allowed to host the tournament again.
B Parke 16 hours ago
I think you have to be a soccer/football fan to understand these. Maybe they'd be funny to fans.
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