LIVE UPDATES: Spain, Argentina Battle For World Cup Glory

 

European champions Spain and defending champions Argentina are set for a blockbuster showdown in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, with both sides aiming to cap remarkable campaigns by lifting football’s biggest prize, and you can follow live with Channels Television.

Spain head into the decider buoyed by an impressive victory over France in the semi-finals and are seeking a second World Cup crown, having last won the tournament in South Africa in 2010. Standing in their way, however, is an Argentina side led by Lionel Messi, who is looking to inspire the Albiceleste to a historic second consecutive World Cup triumph.

With two of international football’s most successful nations meeting on the grandest stage, fans can expect a fiercely contested battle for global supremacy.

 

Team News

 

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has made three changes to the side that defeated England in the semi-finals, with Rodrigo De Paul, Nicolas Gonzalez and Gonzalo Montiel replacing Guiliano Simeone, Leandro Paredes and Nahuel Molina.

Spain, meanwhile, are unchanged from the team that cruised past France to reach the final.

 

Spain

Unai Simon; Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri, Fabian Ruiz; Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Alex Baena; Mikel Oyarzabal.

 

Argentina

Emiliano Martinez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico; Nico Gonzalez, Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister; Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi.

MATCH OFFICIALS

FINAL
19 July – 15.00 EDT
New York New Jersey Stadium

SPAIN v ARGENTINA

Referee
SLAVKO VINČIĆ

Assistant Referee
TOMAZ KLANCNIK

Assistant Referee
ADHAM MAKHADMEH

Fourth Official
MOHAMMAD ALKALAF

FIFA World Cup 2026
FIFA Team One

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Before the start of the much anticipated final, US President Donald Trump arrived at the MetLife Stadium near New York where Argentina will take on Spain at the climax of the 48-team tournament.

Trump’s helicopter set down next to the stadium as long lines of spectators waited to enter the venue through enhanced security checks.

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