The first North American World Cup is over, and it ended with Spain conceding a single goal across five knockout matches. Along the way Norway put out Brazil, all three host nations fell in the last 16, and England and France produced a ten-goal third-place play-off. Pair this with the full results.
Spain came through the knockouts beating Austria 3–0, Portugal 1–0, Belgium 2–1, France 2–0 and finally Argentina 1–0 at MetLife Stadium on July 19 — one goal conceded in five matches. It is a first World Cup since 2010, and the first title of the 48-nation era.
Spain beat Argentina 1–0 at MetLife Stadium to win the tournament, a fifth straight knockout win and their fourth clean sheet in five. The semi-final against France was the statement — 2–0, and never in doubt.
The holders had the harder road: 3–2 past Cape Verde, 3–2 past Egypt, 3–1 past Switzerland, then 2–1 against England in the semi-final. Four knockout wins, all by a single goal or two, before a final they could not break down.
Norway beat Ivory Coast 2–1 to reach the last 16, then put out Brazil 2–1 — the tournament's biggest result. Their run ended 2–1 to England in the quarter-finals.
Every host reached the Round of 16 and none survived it. The USA beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2–0 before losing 4–1 to Belgium; Mexico saw off Ecuador 2–0 then went out 3–2 to England; Canada fell 3–0 to Morocco.
Beaten by Argentina in the semi-final, England met France in the play-off and won 6–4 — comfortably the highest-scoring match of the tournament. France, semi-finalists, finish fourth.
Morocco drew 1–1 with the Netherlands and went through, then dismantled Canada 3–0 to reach the quarter-finals, where France beat them 2–0. A second deep run in three tournaments.
Every score from the tournament — all 104 matches, the full knockout bracket and the 12 final group tables — is on the results page.
Match results on this page come from our results feed and cover all 104 matches of the tournament. Commentary is our own; no quotes are invented and no official imagery is used.