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Argentina's ugly final aftermath, the push for a 64-team 2030 World Cup, and Spain's massive Madrid homecoming lead today's World Cup Daily.
World Cup Daily for 21 July tracks three major storylines: Argentina's chaotic final aftermath, the proposed 64-team expansion for 2030, and Spain's huge welcome home in Madrid.
Argentina players' families were reportedly detained by police after chaotic scenes following the World Cup final, while commenters argued over whether the violence was a one-off meltdown or the latest sign that the tournament had been boiling over for days.
A fresh 2030 expansion claim put a 64-team World Cup back in the spotlight, and the comments split between people who think it might fix the awkward 48-team format and those who think it would further dilute qualification.
Spain's champions were welcomed home by a huge Madrid crowd, with praise for the team's run mixing with skepticism in the comments about how reliable the reported 1.8 million attendance figure really was.
That's it for today.
Daily World Cup is a short audio briefing on the biggest World Cup stories of the day: qualifiers, coach decisions, player trends, hosting news, and the fan debates that follow them.