ESPN's By The Numbers brings you best stats from the World Cup action on July 9.

Messi and Ronaldo Revive Historic Rivalry at World Cup Messi sets World Cup scoring record; Ronaldo scores in six tournaments ...

Kylian Mbappe is one goal behind Lionel Messi in the World Cup record chase, but history shows scoring gets harder after age ...

As he and his Argentine mates head into the knockout round, looking to repeat as champions, here is a look at 39 facts about ...

What makes this summer so unusual is football's biggest names have not just come to the party; they have dominated it, too ...

A whole generation of world football fans knows the name Ronaldo because of one man: Cristiano, the legendary Portugal goal scorer who is currently playing in his sixth World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo, ...

Neymar's tears and Ronaldo's silence turned two World Cup exits into brutal farewell to football's fallen prince and ...

José Mourinho has expressed his delight that Lionel Messi was able to win a World Cup to add the only major trophy he was ...

In her latest BBC Sport column from Wimbledon, Naomi Broady looks at if Serena Williams' comeback showed she can win future ...

The former midfielder offered a self-critical assessment of Brazil following the 3-2 victory by Lionel Scaloni's team over Egypt.

Day 22 saw the World Cup turn into a Kafka fanfic. Ronaldo became a giant insect, Spain gave Austria a lesson in passing ...

The debate on who is football’s greatest player ever resurfaced again at the ongoing 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States after Lionel Messi struck a hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 ...