2026 World Cup, final: Spain vs. Argentina
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And then, there were two. And there was one.
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Two teams. One game to decide it all.
Spain, Champions of Europe, FIFA No.2.
Argentina, Champions of South America (and defending World Cup champions), FIFA No.1.
Now to decide the Champion of Champions, as they like to do on Taskmaster.
Two teams of vastly contrasting styles. Spain are control. Precision. Business. Argentina are chaos. Emotion. Attitude.
Spain have conceded just one goal the entire tournament, coming through Austria, Portugal, Belgium, and France in the knockout rounds. They made France look powerless.
Argentina have yet to not concede a goal in the knockout rounds. They’ve needed extra time twice to advance, and won the other two games in stoppage time.
Spain never look like losing. Argentina simply refuse to do so.
It’s been a great tournament, among the greatest ever. Let’s hope the final lives up to what’s come before.
Date / Time: Sunday, July 19, 2026, 3pm EDT; 8pm BST
Venue: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
On TV: FOX, Telemundo (USA); BBC One, ITV 1 (UK); elsewhere
Streaming online: FOX One, Peacock (USA); BBC iPlayer, ITVx (UK)
Chelsea interest: Future Real Madrid teammates Mark Cucurella and Enzo Fernández are both set to start this one. Both have been key to their team’s successes, especially in the knockout rounds. Enzo scored the late winner against Egypt and the late equalizer against England, and even in the shadow of Lionel Messi, he’s serving notice of his qualities and ability to impact the game at crucial moments.
Valentín Barco (who presumably is still joining Chelsea at some point this summer) hasn’t done much, but he still manage to earn himself a clout in the back of the head from Jude Bellingham after the semifinal thanks to being just a bit too extra in celebrating Argentina’s goal. (Probably should’ve gotten a yellow, too, for running onto the pitch as a sub.)