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Published 10:58 3 Jun 2026 BST
Updated 11:16 5 Jun 2026 BST

This live blog is sponsored by Lynx, Smell Your Best When You Look Your Worst
The World Cup gives us unforgettable goals and iconic moments that live forever in football folklore. But alongside the sporting drama, every tournament also brings pure chaos.
From fans stealing the spotlight to viral celebrations, social media meltdowns, and the random incidents that somehow become bigger talking points than the football itself, the World Cup has a unique ability to create moments nobody could have predicted.
This SportsJOE live blog is dedicated to the clips, memes, reactions, and stories that captured the internet's attention throughout the tournament.
We'll be tracking the biggest viral moments as they happen, rounding up the best reactions from around the world and revisiting the clips everyone is talking about.
Football might be the reason we're all here, but the World Cup has always been about more than what happens between kick-off and the final whistle.
Scroll on for the internet-breaking moments, the unexpected heroes, the memes that took over your timeline, and the viral stories that helped define this World Cup in USA, Mexico and Canada.
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