(FILES) Spain's midfielder Andres Iniesta celebrates after scoring during extra-time in the 2010 World Cup football final Netherlands vs. Spain on July 11, 2010 at Soccer City stadium in Soweto, suburban Johannesburg. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS. From the pioneers of the 1930 tournament to Lionel Messi's coronation in 2022, by the artistry of King Pele and the complex legacy of Diego Maradona, the Football World Cup is rich with great and small stories leading up to the 2026 edition in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) (FILES) Brazilian midfielder Pele (L) dribbles past Italian defender Tarcisio Burgnich during the World Cup final on June 21, 1970 in Mexico City. From the pioneers of the 1930 tournament to Lionel Messi's coronation in 2022, by the artistry of King Pele and the complex legacy of Diego Maradona, the Football World Cup is rich with great and small stories leading up to the 2026 edition in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. (Photo by EPU / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) France's forward Kylian Mbappe kisses the World Cup trophy after the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15, 2018. From the pioneers of the 1930 tournament to Lionel Messi's coronation in 2022, by the artistry of King Pele and the complex legacy of Diego Maradona, the Football World Cup is rich with great and small stories leading up to the 2026 edition in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MOBILE PUSH ALERTS/DOWNLOADS

(FILES) Argentina's captain and forward #10 Lionel Messi, his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and sons Thiago (C) and Ciro pose with the FIFA World Cup Trophy after Argentina won the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 18, 2022. From the pioneers of the 1930 tournament to Lionel Messi's coronation in 2022, by the artistry of King Pele and the complex legacy of Diego Maradona, the Football World Cup is rich with great and small stories leading up to the 2026 edition in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Italy's national soccer team poses with the World Cup trophy after beating Hungary 4-2 in the World Cup final, 19 June 1938 in Colombes, in the suburbs of Paris.(Standing from L : Amadeo Biavati (4th L), coach Vittorio Pozzo holding the trophy, Silvio Piola, Giovanni Ferrari, Gino Colaussi; first row, from L : Ugo Locatelli, Giuseppe Meazza, Alfredo Foni, Pietro Serantoni, Aldo Olivieri, Pietro Rava and Michele Andreolo). From the pioneers of the 1930 tournament to Lionel Messi's coronation in 2022, by the artistry of King Pele and the complex legacy of Diego Maradona, the Football World Cup is rich with great and small stories leading up to the 2026 edition in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Portrait de l'attaquant français Lucien Laurent, pris en 1930. Lucien Laurent est devenu le premier buteur de la Coupe du monde de football lorsqu'il a marqué pour la France contre le Mexique, au premier tour de la compétition, le 13 juillet 1930 en Uruguay. La France s'est imposée 4 buts à 1. AFP PHOTO Portrait of French forward Lucien Laurent taken in 1930. Lucien Laurent scored the first goal of the first Soccer World Cup, staged in Uruguay, when France beat Mexico 4-1 in a first-round match, 13 July 1930. AFP PHOTO. From the pioneers of the 1930 tournament to Lionel Messi's coronation in 2022, by the artistry of King Pele and the complex legacy of Diego Maradona, the Football World Cup is rich with great and small stories leading up to the 2026 edition in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) GOAL - French Zinedine Zidane (C, #10) heads and scores the first goal 12 July at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, during the 1998 Soccer World Cup final match between Brazil and France. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO PATRICK HERTZOG. From the pioneers of the 1930 tournament to Lionel Messi's coronation in 2022, by the artistry of King Pele and the complex legacy of Diego Maradona, the Football World Cup is rich with great and small stories leading up to the 2026 edition in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. (Photo by Patrick HERTZOG / AFP via Getty Images)

Han Da-in (L) of Suwon FC Women fights for the ball with Kim Hye Yong (R) of Naegohyang Women's FC during the AFC Women's Champions League semi-final football match between in Suwon on May 20, 2026. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP via Getty Images)