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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...

Watch the Group Phase Game Highlights between United States and Philippines at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024! Filpinos loves basketball! 🏀  Caleb Holt filled up the stat sheet in USA’s 141-45 win vs. Philippines: 🏀14 PTS 🏀5 REB 🏀6 AST 🏀4 STL With the win, the team advances to the quarterfinals at the FIBA U17 World Cup. (📹: FIBA) pic.twitter.com/wgspHKiEId — Max Cohan (@MaxCohan) July 3, 2024

New Zealand vs. Philippines Highlights | 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Check out the highlights as New Zealand and Philippines squared off in each team's second game of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup matchup. THE PHILIPPINES STAYS ALIVE! The Filipinas stun New Zealand, 1-0, as they record their first ever win at the World Cup stage. Sarina Bolden scored the only goal of the match at the 24th minute. The Philippines now has 3 points in Group A. #FIFAWWC https://t.co/JxQYI2YfFE pic.twitter.com/EmX7myAciO — Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) July 25, 2023 The Philippines 🇵🇭 beat New Zealand 🇳🇿, 1-0, at the Women's World Cup. Sarina Bolden, a California-born forward, scored the first goal in Philippines World Cup history. https://t.co/im4DuqMvmi pic.twitter.com/WLFA3wI58u — The New York Times (@nytimes) July 25, 2023 THE PHILIPPINES STAYS ALIVE! The Filipinas stun New Zealand, 1-0, as they record their first ever win at the World Cup stage. Sarina Bolden scored the only...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. The tournament, which will be the largest ever with 48 participating teams and 80 games, is expected to have record high attendance. To host the competition’s games, 16 world-class stadiums have been selected across North America. Of these, 3 are located in Mexico, 11 are in the United States and 2 are in Canada. They consist of some of the largest and most expensive stadiums in the world, with advanced technology, huge video displays and enormous seating capacities. By 2026, they will serve as a top-class venues to host the beautiful game on its largest stage! Your #FIFAWorldCup 2026 Host Cities: 🇺🇸Atlanta 🇺🇸Boston 🇺🇸Dallas 🇲🇽Guadalajara 🇺🇸Houston 🇺🇸Kansas City 🇺🇸Los Angeles 🇲🇽Mexico City 🇺🇸Miami 🇲🇽Monterrey 🇺🇸New York / New Jersey 🇺🇸Philadelphia 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area 🇺🇸Seattle 🇨🇦Toronto 🇨🇦Vancouver — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 16, 2022 Santa Clara ...

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

Best FIFA World Cup Final ever! Argentina and France faced off in the highly-anticipated final to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Argentina showed aggressiveness early as Lionel Messi scored his first World Cup final goal on a penalty kick in 23’ and Ángel Di Maria added another goal in 36’. France made a surprising call after subbing out Olivier Giroud and Ousman Dembele in 40’. Mbappé would put the team on his back in the second half. He would score on a PK in 79’ and would score right after in 81’. The match would head to extra time. Lionel Messi would add another goal in 108’. Kylian Mbappé would add the equalizer in 118’ via PK. The game would go to PK's where Messi and Argentina sealed the victory. #FOXSoccer #FIFAWorldCup #LionelMessi ARGENTINA ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS!! 🇦🇷 #FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022 — 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

France and Morocco faced off in the semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. France was looking to advance to the final for the second straight World Cup and Morocco was striving to become the first African nation to make a World Cup final. France got started early as a Kylian Mbappé shot on goal was rebounded by Theo Hernández who scored. Morocco almost tied it up when Jawad El Yamiq's bicycle kick ALMOST goes in but France's Hugo Lloris denied it. The second half was slow but France would get on the board again after Randal Kolo Muani scored in 79’. France would win 2-0 and advance to the final for the second World Cup in a row. #FOXSoccer #FIFAWorldCup #France #Morocco A champion will be crowned 🔜 #FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022 — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 14, 2022 #FRA France is the 5th defending champion to reach the #FIFAWorldCup Final and 1st since #BRA Brazil in 1998. France seeks to be the 1st repeat men's WC champion since Brazil (1958-62). ...

Allez les Bleus. Let's go Mbappe!

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 ...