The all-time record between Spain and Argentina reads 14 matches: six wins for Spain, six for Argentina, two draws. Neither side has ever led the series by more than the early Argentina run — La Albiceleste won the first three meetings before Spain’s first victory in 1961 — and neither has ever beaten the other … Read more
Spain and Argentina’s head-to-head record is dead level: 14 meetings, six wins each, two draws — and remarkably, Sunday’s World Cup final is only their second competitive match ever. The first was 60 years ago, a 2-1 Argentina win in the 1966 World Cup group stage in Birmingham, when Luis Artime’s brace overturned Pirri’s opener. … Read more
Spain enters Sunday’s World Cup final as the favorite — the consensus across sportsbooks and prediction markets — on the strength of the most dominant defensive tournament ever recorded: one goal conceded in seven games and a record six clean sheets. Argentina, the defending champion, is the live underdog with an attacking trump card: La … Read more
The Spain vs. Argentina World Cup final kicks off at 3:00 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. That’s noon on the West Coast, 8 p.m. in the UK, 9 p.m. in Spain, and 4 p.m. in Argentina — and an early Monday alarm across Asia and … Read more
The Spain vs. Argentina World Cup final airs Sunday, July 19, at 3 p.m. ET on FOX in English and Telemundo in Spanish, from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Streamers can watch in English on FOX One or the FOX Sports app, and in Spanish on Peacock, which carries the Telemundo feed — … Read more
The official starting lineups for the Spain vs. Argentina World Cup final will be posted here the moment they’re announced — roughly one hour before Sunday’s 3 p.m. ET kickoff at MetLife Stadium, so around 2 p.m. ET on July 19. Until then, below are the projected XIs both managers are expected to name. The … Read more
Spain and Argentina meet in the 2026 World Cup final on Sunday, July 19, at MetLife Stadium (3 p.m. ET), and both projected lineups are close to settled. Luis de la Fuente is expected to name an unchanged XI from the 2-0 semifinal win over France — the biggest storyline being who’s not in it: … Read more
Spain’s World Cup history is a story of one glorious peak, decades of underachievement, and — as of this weekend — a second summit within reach. La Roja won its only title in 2010, beating the Netherlands 1-0 on Andrés Iniesta’s extra-time winner in Johannesburg, and on Sunday, July 19, 2026, plays its second-ever final … Read more
Kylian Mbappé has scored 20 career World Cup goals — four at the 2018 tournament he won as a teenager, eight in 2022 when he took the Golden Boot, and eight so far at the 2026 World Cup entering Saturday’s third-place match against England. That total, reached at age 27, puts him one goal behind … Read more
Yes — players receive bronze medals for finishing third at the World Cup. The winner of the third-place match gets medals for its entire 26-player squad and coaching staff, mirroring the gold and silver awarded to the champion and runner-up after the final. Fourth place receives nothing, which is precisely what separates Saturday’s France-England bronze … Read more