World Cup 2026 latest: Trump criticises Tuchel, buildup to France v England and Spain v Argentina final

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Key context: <p><strong>⚽ </strong>World Cup latest on final weekend of tournament<br><strong>⚽ </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/16/thomas-tuchel-england-2026-world-cup-semi-final-exit-argentina">England’s exit was not just about Tuchel</a><br><strong>⚽ </strong><a href="mailto:matchday.live@theguardian.com">Email us</a> | Archive: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/17/1966-the-last-time-argentina-played-spain-in-the-world-cup-match-report">Argentina v Spain in 1966</a></p><p><strong>I’m still getting my head around the 2007 photo</strong> of Lionel Messi, 19, bathing Lamine Yamal, four months, for a Unicef calendar shoot.</p><p>Sid Lowe has done some digging to find out how it all came out …</p><p>The photograph was taken around Christmas 2007. Sport newspaper was putting together a charity calendar on behalf of Barcelona and Unicef, a studio set up in the away dressing room at the Camp Nou. Each player had a month and appeared with a child. Ronaldinho, the star, was July. Messi was January. Lamine Yamal was four months old. His mum, Sheila, had put him into a draw to take part. Monfort got the idea the night before when bathing his daughter, taking a plastic tub and a rubber duck with him. Although the baby was tiny and Messi was timid, with Sheila’s help he got a shot he was happy with.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/jul/18/world-cup-latest-buildup-france-england-third-place-spain-argentina">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.