‘I don’t want to go to jail’: Spain’s Borja Iglesias jokes about meet…

New York [US], July 19 (ANI): Spain forward Borja Iglesias made a light-hearted remark ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, joking that he did not want to “go to jail" if he had to shake hands with US President Donald Trump during the post-match trophy presentation after Sunday’s title clash against Argentina at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Trump is expected to attend the World Cup final match in New Jersey, prompting Spanish magazine Panenka to ask Iglesias how he would react if he had to greet the US President after the match.

Responding with humour, Iglesias said, “I will shake hands with Trump, but I hope it’s quick… I don’t want to go to jail," as quoted by Italian news outlet ‘Il Messaggero’. capturengo.org

The Celta Vigo striker, who is known in Spain for his outspoken views on social issues, elaborated further on his response.

“I hope to greet him at a time when we are all very happy, and that it ends very quickly so I can forget about it," he added.

Iglesias also made it clear that he did not want the occasion to become a political controversy.

“I don’t want to go to jail for refusing. I don’t think this is the time to create controversy because people already know very well what I think. I would like to do many things, but the reality is that even if people think I am omnipotent, I don’t really have that much power to deal with certain issues," as per Il Messaggero.

While Iglesias’ comments have attracted attention off the pitch, Spain remain firmly focused on their bid for a second FIFA World Cup title.

Luis de la Fuente’s side head into the final after an outstanding campaign in which they have conceded just one goal, becoming the first team in men’s World Cup history to keep six clean sheets in a single edition.

Following an opening 0-0 draw against Cape Verde, Spain have won six straight matches, eliminating Austria, Portugal, Belgium and France to reach the final.

Argentina, meanwhile, are chasing back-to-back World Cup titles after producing another dramatic comeback to defeat England 2-1 in the semifinals. Lionel Scaloni’s side have won 14 consecutive matches and are looking to become the first nation since Brazil in 1962 to successfully defend the World Cup crown.

The final will also be the first-ever World Cup title clash between the reigning European champions and the reigning Copa America champions. (ANI)

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IND vs ENG 2026 3rd ODI: India and England are heading to the iconic Lord’s cricket ground for the ODI series decider on Sunday. The three-match series is currently locked at 1-1 with Indians winning at Edgbaston by six wickets and hosts England bouncing back to win by four wickets in the second ODI at Cardiff. The winner of the game at Lord’s in London on Sunday will walk away with the series.

Less than a week back, the India women cricket team created history at Lord’s, winning the first-ever women’s Test played at the venue against England by a massive 270 runs. Shubman Gill’s side will look to draw inspiration from Harmanpreet Kaur’s side as they look to bounce back from a 4-0 whitewash in the T20I series.

The Lord’s game has additional interest among the Indian cricket fans among rumours of former India captain Rohit Sharma’s possible ODI and international retirement after the game. Although BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia denied this categorically but fans will love to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in action at the iconic venue, possibly for the last time in their career.

One big issue will be the weather in London on Sunday for this series decider. The Indians have already suffered due to rain in the T20I series when the opening match at Chester-le-Street in Durham was washed out due to rain.

The weather in London on Sunday for match day is expected to be cloudy with around 41 per cent cloud cover predicted. The temperature will also be much cooler than Cardiff with a maximum around 24 degrees Celsius.

But what will be good news for the fans is that there is only around 3 per cent chances of rain predicted for Sunday in London and fans will pray that this prediction stays the same throughout the day.

The humidity level is expected to be high around 51 per cent but temperature will be around 20 degrees when the game gets underway on Sunday morning.

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London weather prediction for Sunday.

Run scoring may once again be hard work for the batters at Lord’s with the pitch at the iconic ground getting an ‘unsatisfactory’ rating from the ICC after the England vs New Zealand Test match earlier this year. No team has won chasing at this venue in an ODI since 2017, if one discounts England’s win via Super Over in the ICC ODI World Cup 2019 final vs New Zealand.

India and England have faced off in 7 ODI matches at the Lord’s cricket ground before Sunday’s match. Both sides have won three matches each with one game in 2011 ending up in a tie due to rain.

India’s most famous ODI victory at Lord’s remains the 1983 World Cup final, when Kapil Dev’s team defeated the mighty West Indies to win India’s first World Cup. Overall, India have played 9 ODIs at Lord’s, winning 4, losing 3, with 1 tied. One of those wins came against another opponent, while against England specifically the record stands at 3–3 with one tie.

Hosts England had won the last match against India at Lord’s by 100 runs in the 2022 series.

France vs England FIFA World Cup 2026 3rd Place Playoff: Bukayo Saka’s brilliant hat-trick ensured that England managed to pip 2018 champions France 6-4 in a 10-goal thriller to bring home a bronze medal from the FIFA World Cup 2026 after the third place playoff match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Saturday. It was England’s best-ever finish in a World Cup since winning the title 60 years back in 1966.

But it was France captain Kylian Mbappe who has now become the World record-holder for most World Cup goals with 22, surpassing Argentina’s Lionel Messi, who is currently on 21. But Messi will get the chance to regain that record when Argentina take on Spain in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final at the MetLife Stadium in New York, New Jersey, on Sunday.

Mbappe surpassed Messi’s record for World Cup goals, scoring twice in the second half as France made a sensational comeback after conceding 4 goals in the first half. The 27-year-old star has 22 goals in his career and 10 in this World Cup, two ahead of Messi now in the Golden Boot race. Mbappe had won the Golden in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar four years back

It was the highest-scoring World Cup game since Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982, and the 10 goals were the most ever in a third-place match in the tournament.

Saka scored for England in the 37th minute and in first-half stoppage time, then completed his hat-trick with a penalty in the 87th for his second career hat-trick with England. The Three Lions also got goals from Declan Rice and Ezri Konsa to build a 4-0 halftime lead, and they hung on against a relentless France attack.

“I hope that the players can be proud of that in some time. We are fiercely competitive, so we almost don’t allow ourselves to be proud of third place because 18 months ago we set the highest goal. We set the highest dream to chase, and we were very, very ambitious with our dream to make it to the final and win the World Cup. So it’s very, very painful if you miss out,” England coach Thomas Tuchel was quoted as saying by AP news agency.

Tuchel felt that England’s World Cup run was a success in spite of their collapse in the semifinals when they blew a 1-0 lead against defending champions Argentina and lost 2-1 when Messi assisted on two late goals.

The England coach said that Saturday’s result was the first step toward closing the gap with teams like Argentina and France. “This game will help us for sure. even if a part will never allow you to fully celebrate the bronze medal,” Tuchel said after the match

England and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham capped the scoring in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time, his 7th goal of the tournament and the most in a World Cup by an England player ever. Captain Harry Kane scored six this year and in 2018, and Gary Lineker had six in 1986.

Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele also scored in the second half for France, which pulled within 4-3 on Mbappe’s second goal. “Leo scores all the time. Tomorrow he will score for sure. I just try to help my team every time to score. It’s certain that when you score so many goals in the World Cup, it elevates you to certain levels. I would have preferred not to be the top scorer in history and play in the match tomorrow,” Mbappe was quoted as saying by Fox Sports after the match.

India cricket team captain Shubman Gill has a golden opportunity to win his first series as captain in overseas as the team lock horns with England in the series deciding ENG vs IND 3rd ODI on Sunday. Ever since taking over the reins of the team from Rohit Sharma, the young captain has led the Men in Blue to victory in two out of five series, losing to Australia in an away series in the previous year and to New Zealand at home earlier this year. A win on Sunday will serve as a big confidence booster for Gill who will also be leading the side in the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Gill closes in on first overseas series win as captain

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra, in a video on his YouTube channel, pointed out that while Gill’s batting has been first-class, he was yet to win a series against a top team as captain. He claimed that while the Men in Blue did win against Afghanistan last month, it simply did not count as the underdogs weren’t a top team. Chopra added that in order for India to redeem itself after losing to AUS and NZ, it was imperative for Shubman to score runs and play a good knock like how he did in the first two ODIs against England.

“The focus will be on Shubman Gill because the year has been excellent, his performance against England has been excellent, but it’s also true that, as a captain, he hasn’t won an ODI series against a top team yet. He has won only against Afghanistan. I know it counts, but it doesn’t count. Let’s be honest. If you have lost against Australia and New Zealand, this is the one that you need to win, and for that he will have to score runs because he is in incredible form,” Chopra said.

India have, so far, won 9 out of 14 games that they have played under Shubman’s captaincy. An overseas series win isn’t on the list yet. Therefore, the ENG vs IND 3rd ODI at Lord’s is a must-win for Gill to boost his credentials, more than it is for Rohit Sharma or Gautam Gambhir.

Gill is India’s leading run-getter in ODIs since 2025, with 974 runs from 19 matches with a career average of over 60. In 2026 alone, he has scored 484 runs in jus 7 innings, and has one century and four fifties to his name. Shubman scored an unbeaten 80-run knock in the ENG vs IND 1st ODI before he was forced to retire hurt. In the 2nd ODI, he managed to score 31 runs before he was sent packing. The ENG vs IND 3rd ODI presents Gill the perfect opportunity to lead from the front with the bat.

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