Lead Headline Topic: 'world cup' (3%)
- World Cup firsts for Iran and Uzbekistan
- June 22, 2026 • Now that World Cup games have taken over nearly every television around the globe, today we bring you two stories of World Cup firsts in this year’s tournament. Uzbekistan is the first Central Asian country to appear in the tournament, and we go there to find that their achievement is not an accident and may be a sign of bigger changes underway.
- Magnificent Messi makes history, breaks all-time World Cup scoring record
- June 22, 2026 • Messi scored a record-setting 17th World Cup goal in Argentina's game against Austria. And, then, he netted another goal, making him the all-time leader in World Cup tournaments (men and women).



