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Argentina came to defend their crown and left without a single shot on target. Spain won 1-0 after extra time, and Lionel Messi's likely last World Cup ended without the trophy and without the Golden Boot, lost to Kylian Mbappe.
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win a second World Cup, and the data was brutal: 65% possession, 762 passes to 358, and 12 shots on target to none. Ferran Torres decided it in the 106th minute.
Luis de la Fuente's side beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time at MetLife Stadium, Ferran Torres finishing off a Nico Williams header to seal Spain's second world title and a Euro and World Cup double.
While Lamine Yamal soaks up the headlines, Oyarzabal arrives at the World Cup final as Spain's top scorer with five goals and the penalty that saw off France. Argentina's defence would be unwise to lose sight of him.
Argentina meet Spain at MetLife on Sunday with far more than the World Cup at stake. Messi can start a third final, and the holders aim for something no team has managed since Brazil in 1962.
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.
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.
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.
FIFA still had nearly 1,200 seats for the World Cup 2026 final on sale at $7,380 as of 10 July, even as a lawsuit and a subpoena circle its pricing. Here is what final and semi-final tickets cost, and the only official ways to buy them.
Coldplay's Chris Martin has curated an 11-minute show for the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium on 19 July, with Madonna, Shakira, Burna Boy, BTS, Justin Bieber and even the Muppets on the bill. Here is who is performing, when the final kicks off, and why the fixture has a halftime show at all.
