Netizens summarize the 2026 World Cup with a series of humorous memes
(Dan Tri) - After the 2026 World Cup ended with Spain winning the championship, netizens shared many funny memes, recording memorable moments of the tournament.
The 2026 World Cup ended with Spain's victory over defending champion Argentina after 120 minutes of play.
This is the second time the Spanish team has won the World Cup. Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi also became the youngest players ever to win the tournament. Yamal alone owned both the World Cup and Euro championships when he was only 19 years old.
Besides the joy of Spanish fans, many fans regretted that Lionel Messi missed the opportunity to win another world championship. This is also likely to be the last World Cup in the Argentine superstar's career.
After the final, netizens continuously shared congratulations for Spain and sent encouragement to Messi through many humorous memes.
Below are outstanding images recreating memorable moments of the 2026 World Cup final.
Perhaps hardly anyone would have expected that the boy Lamine Yamal, who was carried by Messi 19 years ago, would face his own idol in a World Cup final (Photo: Twitter).
The Spanish team has successfully won the championship at the 2026 World Cup (Photo: Just toon it).
19 years ago, Lionel Messi gave little boy Lamine Yamal a bath, but now everything has changed (Photo: Just toon it).
Lamine Yamal sent "thanks" after winning the world championship at the age of 19 (Photo: Remix Fairy Tale).
While players from both teams got into a fight after the match ended, Messi and Yamal still showed calmness. It seems that for these two players, the ball on the field is the most important issue (Video: Twitter).
The moment Lionel Messi shed tears when receiving the silver medal made many football fans sad, because this will likely be the last time they will see Messi at the World Cup playground (Photo: Instagram).
One of the most beautiful moments in the 2026 World Cup final, when Messi was stunned after defeat and still stood up to hug Lamine Yamal. This is considered a moment of generational transition (Video: Twitter).
Even though Messi failed, he still received respect from his opponents. The Spanish players all came to shake hands and express their condolences to Messi (Video: Reddit).
In addition to Lionel Messi, the 2026 World Cup will likely also be the final performance of many other world's top soccer stars (Photo: Instagram).