2026 World Cup final: Spain and Argentina to face off on football's grandest stage

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] booked their spot in the World Cup final after a supreme 2-0 dismantling of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] in the semi-finals, and have conceded just a single goal en route to the showpiece event, defeating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria/naHiWdnt/"]Austria[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a] in the knockout stage.[/p][p]Meanwhile, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a] mounted a stunning late comeback to beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] 2-1 in the last four, and also needed to dig deep to see off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cape-verde/MocyWdm7/"]Cape Verde[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/switzerland/rHJ2vy1B/"]Switzerland[/a] in the previous rounds.[/p][embed guid="c96fe198-5c80-4dee-8602-b143ece8b81b" url="https://x.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/2077709449230528572" social-type="twitter" /][p]Argentina captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Lionel Messi[/a] is leading the Golden Boot standings with eight goals as well as four assists, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oyarzabal-mikel/dQ1P695O/"]Mikel Oyarzabal[/a] has netted five times for Spain.[/p][p]La Albiceleste will be eyeing their fourth World Cup title after victories in 1978, 1986 and 2022. La Roja's sole triumph came in 2010, and this is just their second appearance in a final.[/p][h2]When is the World Cup final and where does it take place?[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/argentina-f9OppQjp/spain-bLyo6mco/?mid=UgbUKPmT"]The World Cup final will take place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday, July 19th, with kickoff at 21:00 CET.[/a] A venue which staged five group-stage matches and two knockout fixtures, the 80,663-seater has a history of hosting big events. [/p][p]FIFA are planning a Super Bowl-style half-time show during the final, which could last 30 minutes, with Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira and BTS all set to perform.[/p][image alt="Win probability" id="8b816e2b-669b-43fb-a8f2-eb30e42194b4" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="8586fa6b-bbc9-48f3-ae25-384a753aa819" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][infobox id="26ec99f9-a02b-4f65-8fba-1965818547a7" /]