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Global • July 2026. Two Empires, One Final: What a Filipino Sees That Spain and Argentina Can't. spain argentina world cup 2026, blanqueamiento, decolonize the mind, filipino american, football racism, spanish colonization philippines, enzo fernandez chant, vinicius junior, lahi, diaspora identity. WORLD CUP • DECOLONIZE THE MIND • JULY 2026 Two Empires, One Final: What a Filipino Sees That Spain and Argentina Can't Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup. But when the two teams that met in the final are a country that ruled the Philippines for 333 years and a country that erased its own Black and Indigenous people, the trophy is the least interesting thing on the field. On Sunday, July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the FIFA World Cup. For ninety-eight minutes, nobody scored. Then, thirty-nine seconds into the second half of extra time, substitute...

Best FIFA World Cup Final ever. How can you deny 🐐 status to Messi?! What a Hollywood ending. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #Qatar2022 Lionel Messi hoists trophy after Argentina wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup | FOX Soccer Lionel Messi hoists trophy after Argentina wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup by defeating France 4-3 in PKs. Argentina won its' first World Cup since 1986. Blasting this one at full volume 🔊🇦🇷 — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 18, 2022 ARGENTINA IS THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP CHAMPION 🏆🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/HayB9WOcY2 — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 18, 2022 #Qatar2022 Completed it 🏆 — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 18, 2022

I have to root for Argentina since this should be Lionel Messi's last World Cup Final. The "FIFA World Cup Tonight" crew debate whether Lionel Messi and Argentina will be able to defeat France in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final. France vs. Argentina preview Lionel Messi on Instagram: "I am ready. Vamos Argentina!! 🇦🇷" pic.twitter.com/OXy3ZUzBgR — Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) December 17, 2022 Lionel Messi, this is scary. @ElMalaguero pic.twitter.com/ANAw3yHWIb — Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) December 16, 2022 "The ultimate teenage kick!" 🌟 Will Kylian Mbappe lead 🇫🇷 to a third #FIFAWorldCup crown? — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 18, 2022 ⏰ Time to watch all of Lionel Messi's goals from #Qatar2022 Which one is your favourite? 👇 — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 18, 2022 France vs. Argentina Highlights | 2018 FIFA World Cup | Round of 16

Argentina and Croatia faced off in the Semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Julián Álvarez drew a foul in the box then Lionel Messi scored on a penalty kick chance and became Argentina’s all-time leading scorer in the World Cup. Argentina wasn’t done there as Álvarez would score a goal of his own in the 39th minute. Argentina would continue to pour it on, with another goal by Álvarez in the 69th minute. This is the second time Lionel Messi has advanced to the World Cup Finals. Lionel Messi is the oldest man to ever score 5 goals at a single World Cup 👏 Lionel Messi is the oldest man to ever score 5 goals at a single World Cup 👏 Always breaking records 🐐 pic.twitter.com/s0owXmq7Pb — ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 13, 2022 🇦🇷 Messi: World Cup finalist. pic.twitter.com/BRlCje4Lhe — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 13, 2022

Let's go Lionel Messi! On ESPN FC, the panel gives a full preview of Argentina vs. Croatia in the World Cup semifinal.  Messi the moment the final whistle blew and Argentina booked its spot in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final ❤️🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/CI6eBacnRd — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 13, 2022 Leo Messi becomes Argentina's top scorer in the World Cup with 𝟏𝟏 goals! ✨ Our Parisian had joined during the match 🆚 the Netherlands, Gabriel Batistuta, who held this record with 𝟏𝟎 goals! ⚽️ 🏆 #𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗧𝗼𝗤𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿 pic.twitter.com/FLyuw8qTt2 — Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) December 13, 2022 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 This Golden Boot race is going down to the wire 😳 Who do you think will end up as the top scorer of the #FIFAWorldCup ? #Messi #Mbappe #Giroud #Alvarez #SkySportNZ pic.twitter.com/vt2mXlohaF — Sky Sport NZ (@skysportnz) December 13, 2022 🔎 | FOCUS Despite ending up on the losing side, Luka Modrić can be proud of his ...