Ten takeaways from the 2026 World Cup

NEW YORK, July 20 : The World Cup wrapped up on Sunday, with Spain crowned champions after beating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the final in front of a capacity crowd at New York New Jersey stadium. Here are some takeaways from the tournament, which was co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico:• A new, expanded format of 48 teams meant more matches, more goals, and more records broken. But ultimately, it was dominated by the usual suspects, with all four semi-final places won by world soccer governing body FIFA's top four ranked teams — Argentina, Spain, France and England.• There were, however, a couple of fairytale runs — Cape Verde won over supporters' hearts after the debutant band of journeymen professionals and raw ​youngsters held Spain and Uruguay to draws and forced