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FURIA vs Falcons sets a new live viewership record for Counter‑Strike as the IEM Cologne 2026 Major Grand Final concludes. Here are more details.

Team Falcons are the IEM Cologne Major 2026 champions. On June 21, at a sold-out LANXESS Arena, Falcons swept FURIA 3-0 in the Grand Final to claim the most prestigious trophy in CS2. And with that, nearly a decade of heartbreak finally ended for one of the greatest players the game has ever seen.

FURIA takes on Team Falcons in the IEM Cologne Major Grand Finals on June 21. Here's everything to know about the matchup.

After FalleN secured his date with destiny, it was NiKo, karrigan and Team Falcons’ shot at securing the coveted CS2 IEM Cologne Major 2026 Grand Finals in the LANXESS. In their way stood a rejuvenated, albeit coachless, but resilient and all-powerful — Team Spirit.

The IEM Cologne Major 2026 just got a lot more interesting. After a quarterfinal day that shattered viewership records and delivered some of the most dramatic Counter-Strike you'll ever watch, the semifinal bracket is locked in, and Team Falcons are on a collision course with Team Spirit. Saturday at LANXESS Arena is going to be something else.

Day 2 of CS2 IEM Cologne Major 2026 Playoffs kicked off with a record-setting three-map thriller between G2 and Team Spirit. Following the nerve-wrecking series was another nail-biter, Team Falcons taking on the tournament favorites—Team Vitality.

The IEM Cologne Major 2026 G2 vs Team Spirit Quarterfinal set a new viewership record for Counter-Strike 2, while the event itself rose to first place among all Counter-Strike events by total hours watched.

Tickets for the inaugural Esports Nations Cup are now live, with weekly and tournament passes currently available. Here's how to purchase them.

FURIA and Aurora will meet in the first semifinal of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 at the LANXESS Arena. The Brazilians are coming off a hard-fought 2-1 win over 9z that ended years of Major playoff frustration. Meanwhile, Aurora swept BetBoom without much trouble and look like a team that has found their footing at exactly the right time.

The new online football game currently gathering momentum — GOALS — has announced their latest endeavour: a team up with major sports brand: PUMA. The sports brand giant becomes the first to align themselves with GOALS for the release of an exclusive line of collectable cosmetics.

What a treat we’re in for. Team Vitality and Team Falcons are on a collision course in the IEM Cologne Major Quarterfinals, for their first-ever clash since the latter signed Finn “karrigan” Andersen. What happens when champion meets superteam? Will history repeat itself? Or will pedigree prevail?

G2 Esports takes on Team Spirit in the IEM Cologne Major quarterfinals on June 19. Here's everything to know about the matchup.

The Federal District Court has condemned Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and other major gaming companies to pay R$ 298 million in collective moral damages related to loot boxes. The ruling also imposes new transparency and protection obligations for children and teenagers, including clear disclosure of probabilities and refunds for purchases made by minors.

Two weeks ago, 32 teams arrived in Germany for one of the biggest Counter-Strike tournaments of the year—the IEM Cologne Major. After the dust settled on the three stages of intense competition, we got the final 8 teams that will set foot in the LANXESS Arena as one of them lifts the trophy.

As Stage 3 of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 wraps up, the final eight Counter-Strike teams are locked in for the Lanxess Arena and the last sprint towards the trophy. The Pick’Ems have already punished risky calls and shaky favorites, and with Counter-Strike’s true heavyweights now colliding in a single-elimination bracket, predicting the playoffs only gets harder.

9z are heading to the playoffs of the IEM Cologne Major 2026. The Argentine squad closed out Stage 3 with a 3-2 record on June 15, sending The MongolZ home in the process. It is a result that stings for the Mongolian roster and sparks something real for South American CS2.

The IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 3 has its first two playoff-bound teams. FURIA Esports and Team Spirit both closed out a perfect 3-0 record, securing their spots in the knockout stage before anyone else. Two very different roads, but the same destination.

9z came into Stage 3 of the IEM Cologne Major 2026 as heavy underdogs and left everyone with their jaws on the floor, beating Team Vitality in what is already being called one of the biggest upsets in recent Counter-Strike 2 history.

BetBoom did not come to IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 3 to make up the numbers. They swept Team Falcons 2-0 in Round 2 of the Swiss stage, sending one of the world's top-three teams into the 1-1 pool with a performance nobody expected from the 13th-ranked side in the world.

It’s Day 1 of IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 3, and Team Vitality have already announced their arrival to the competition. Facing FUT, the defending Major Champions started with a map loss only to reverse-sweep their opponents in dominant fashion.    The highlight of the series, however, was the performance of the team’s ace, ZywOo. The Chose nOne recorded two aces in the Bo3, despite a terrible map 1.