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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Stuart Heritage

Feeling lost without the World Cup? Six ways to survive the weekend

Lionel Messi, wearing a World Cup runners-up medal, crying
Lionel Messi shedding tears after Argentina lost to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final. Photograph: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP

The 2026 World Cup is over, and the millions of people who enjoyed it now find themselves presented with a yawning chasm this weekend. In the UK alone, ITV and the BBC broadcast approximately 275 hours of live coverage over the duration of the tournament, and something that colossal will be hard to replace.

But fear not. Just because the football is over, we are still brimming with things similarly designed to take our minds off the screaming hellpit that is the world around us. Here’s a guide, hope it helps.

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