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Rodri has run this World Cup from deep, the pulse at the heart of everything Spain do. Argentina know it. Ahead of the final at MetLife, the fight to disrupt Spain's metronome may settle everything.
No host nation, no England, and still the planet has adopted this one. Spain against Argentina is the World Cup final the neutrals claimed as their own: Messi's farewell, Yamal's coronation, and a Golden Boot still up for grabs.
Argentina face Spain in the World Cup 2026 final at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Here is the kick-off time wherever you are, how to watch, and what the models make of it.
England were four goals up at half-time in Miami, then watched France charge back to 4-3. Jude Bellingham's stoppage-time goal finally settled a wild 6-4 win, and the bronze medal, at World Cup 2026.
Bukayo Saka scored twice before the break and again from the spot as England raced 4-0 clear, weathered a France fightback to 4-3, and won 6-4 to claim the World Cup bronze medal.
Kylian Mbappe scored twice in France's 6-4 defeat to England to reach 10 goals and lead the Golden Boot race. Lionel Messi, on eight, must strike at least twice against Spain tonight to overhaul him.
England raced 4-0 clear by half-time, survived a France fightback to 4-3, then pulled away through Bukayo Saka's hat-trick and Jude Bellingham's stoppage-time goal to take World Cup bronze at Hard Rock Stadium.
Spain's teenage forward walks out at MetLife on Sunday against the childhood hero he idolised. At 19, Lamine Yamal is about to become the third-youngest player ever to grace a World Cup final.
Sam Smith's first-half strike gave Wrexham a 1-0 friendly win over a Manchester United side stripped of its World Cup contingent, a sobering start to Michael Carrick's first full season and a debut for Andrey Santos.
Lionel Messi, 39 and playing what is widely expected to be his final World Cup match, leads Argentina against reigning European champions Spain at MetLife Stadium today. Kickoff is 3pm ET, 8pm in the UK.
England led France 4-0 at the interval in the World Cup bronze match, with Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and a Bukayo Saka brace doing the damage. Sunday's final looms as the Golden Boot decider.
The Spain vs Argentina stats behind Sunday's World Cup final: Spain have conceded one goal all tournament, Argentina have won three knockout ties in extra time, and Messi arrives on eight goals. Here is the form guide.
The Spain vs Argentina head to head is dead level after 14 meetings, six wins each and two draws, yet only one was ever competitive. Here is the full record and history before Sunday's World Cup final.
Spain vs Argentina predicted lineups for the World Cup 2026 final at MetLife: the likely starting XIs, both formations and the latest on Yamal, Porro and Messi before the team sheets drop.
Our Spain vs Argentina prediction for the 2026 World Cup final: Spain are the bookmakers' favourites and Argentina the holders chasing back-to-back. We weigh the odds, the form and the case for both before MetLife.
Spain vs Argentina how to watch guide for the World Cup 2026 final: kick-off is 3pm ET, 8pm BST on Sunday 19 July at MetLife, free on FOX, Telemundo, BBC and ITV.
Nobody plays for third by choice. But when England face France at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday, a first World Cup bronze and a young squad's pride are both on the line.
Spain and Argentina meet at MetLife on Sunday, and the sharpest duel may be between the two goalkeepers: the record-breaking wall against the loudest showman in the shootout business.
Before either man reached a World Cup final, Scaloni sat in de la Fuente's coaching course in Las Rozas. On Sunday at MetLife, instructor and student meet with the game's biggest prize between them.
France and England meet in Miami on Saturday for third place, a game neither side wanted. It is Didier Deschamps' final match in charge, and the tournament's Golden Boot remains very much up for grabs.
