The best moments of the 2026 World Cup in photos The 23rd FIFA World Cup ended in the USA, Mexico and Canada. The Spanish team became the champion, beating Argentina in the final. The last championship was a record in terms of the number of teams participating (48), matches played (104) and duration - 39 days passed between the opening match and the final. Meduza's photo editors selected two dozen photographs showing how vibrant and emotional this tournament was, both on and off the field.

How did the World Cup end there? Super short Julio Cortez / AP / Scanpix / LETA Ferran Torres celebrates the winning goal in the World Cup final Who is the champion? Spain! Full time of the final with Argentina ended in a goalless draw, with Ferran Torres scoring the only goal in the 106th minute. Spain dominated the entire match: 20 shots, 12 of them on target, while Argentina had zero shots on target in the entire 120 minutes. A separate fan fact .

Residents of Kyiv on the evening of July 19 again gathered near the Ivan Franko Theater for a rally against the resignation of Mikhail Fedorov from the post of Minister of Defense. According to estimates from a TSN TV channel correspondent, several hundred people gathered in the square. Among other things, they demand the resignation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky and reform in the army.

Update. 10 people were killed as a result of a Russian strike on a cargo ship flying the flag of Guinea-Bissau near Odessa, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration (USPA) reported . Among the dead was an USPA pilot. Russian troops launched a missile attack on a civilian cargo ship that was transporting grain, the command of the Ukrainian Navy said. We are talking about the ship "Golden Leo" under the flag of Guinea-Bissau.

The attacker was detained. According to the police, the conflict began because the girls were disturbing the guests of a Georgian wedding At the Agarani Estate hotel in Kakheti, a man burst into the room of tourists and hit one of them in the face. A video about this was posted on Instagram by the victim’s friend Polina Kurta. By the time this article was published , the video of the attack had received more than 17 million views and 227 thousand likes. There is swearing in the text.

And no matter who wins the final Stefan Koops / EYE4IMAGES / NurPhoto / Getty Images Tonight Lionel Messi will play in his next, already third in his career, World Cup final. This may be his last match for his country. Argentina has a unique opportunity to defend its championship title - an achievement that has only been achieved in history by Italy and Brazil.

After the Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries warehouses, thousands of businesses were under threat of ruin. Here's what entrepreneurs say Tatyana Makeeva / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Fire at the Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal after a strike by Ukrainian drones On the night of July 18, Ukrainian drones attacked two Wildberries warehouses - in the Moscow region and Tambov region. At least eight people were killed and over 80 were injured.

The Moscow petty bourgeois court arrested 35-year-old scientist Maxim Kravchuk on charges of treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code), reports “Caution, News” and RBC . Kravchuk was detained on June 24, his birthday, but the case became known only now. At the end of June, the scientist filed an appeal against the arrest. The essence of the case is unknown - all cases under the article on treason are classified.

Let's talk very briefly Alyona Bzhakhova / TASS / Profimedia Head of Wildberries Tatyana Kim After the Ukrainian attack in the Moscow and Tambov regions, two Wildberries warehouses caught fire. It is unknown how many goods burned along with these premises and what losses the sellers will suffer. Wildberries say they will be assessing the damage for about another month.

Politician Boris Nadezhdin announced that he was stopping the campaign to collect signatures for nomination to the State Duma elections. The signatures collected for him will not be submitted to the election commission. Nadezhdin explained his decision by the pressure that has been put on him in recent weeks: from being declared a “foreign agent” to an administrative case. They silence me, force me out of politics, and make my life very difficult. I was attacked by everyone who could.

Wildberries employees said that during the Ukrainian attack they were not allowed out of the burning warehouse in Elektrostal. The company denies this Exilenova+ Wildberries in Elektrostal The evacuation of employees of Wildberries warehouses in the Moscow and Tambov regions, which caught fire after a Ukrainian drone strike, was carried out with violations, the Post- and Important Stories publications reported, citing eyewitnesses.

Day 1607. Russia delivered one of the most massive attacks on Kyiv - and threatened more. “Today is definitely not a final, this is not football,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us your thoughts about the war. What feelings are you experiencing?

U.S. Marshals have detained blogger Andrew Tate, known for making misogynistic statements, and his brother Tristan. According to media reports , the brothers were detained in Miami near the James Knight sports complex, where Andrew Tate, a professional kickboxer, was supposed to hold a fist fighting tournament. Information about the arrest of the Tates was confirmed by the British Crown Prosecution Service.

How the city lived while the Wildberries warehouse was burning after the Ukrainian strikes. Photos On the night of July 18, Ukrainian drones attacked a Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal near Moscow. Smoke from the fire stretched over five thousand square kilometers (twice the area of ​​Moscow) and was captured in satellite images and airplane footage .

The social networks Facebook and Instagram (both owned by Meta) experienced a large-scale failure, according to data from the Downdetector service ( 1 , 2 ). Residents of several countries report problems mainly with access to the Facebook website and Instagram application. This includes users from the USA, Argentina, India, Singapore and European countries. Users from Russia also complain about Instagram not working properly.