The final on Sunday will be held in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Spain had previously defeated France in the first semi-final.
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One team's strong point is its attack. The other team's equally strong point is its defense. The final equation for the 2026 World Cup is complete. Two teams with different characteristics, Argentina and Spain, are competing in this. This final will also be a field clash between two different styles.
Lionel Messi, the top scorer in the World Cup, will be on one side. He is leading the defending champion Argentina. The final on Sunday will be held in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Spain had previously defeated France in the first semi-final.
Argentina, who are the 'comeback kings', defeated England. Now Argentina will have the opportunity to win the World Cup for the fourth time. In this process, the team will have to win the World Cup twice in a row. Brazil achieved a similar feat in 1958 and 1962.
Spain will be aiming to win its first title since 2010. Argentina is the highest scoring team in this World Cup. The team has scored 19 goals. Interestingly, Spain is the team that conceded the fewest goals in this World Cup. In the biggest World Cup ever, one of the two teams will have to lose.
There is only one game left in the 104-match World Cup between the United States, Canada and Mexico. It will be the 'Finalissima'. What could be better than this in a competition as big as the World Cup? Whenever the Copa America and the European champions meet, it is the 'Finalissima'. The current final was such a match.
South American champions Argentina and European champions Spain were scheduled to play in Doha, Qatar, last March. It was portrayed as a clash between Messi and Lamine Yamal before the current World Cup. But that match never happened. The match was postponed citing security reasons amid rising tensions in the Middle East. The war began after the US and Israel jointly attacked Iran.
At the same time, Iran also attacked its neighbors, especially Qatar. The war has not stopped yet and that much-awaited match never happened. There is another big feature of the final. This is the clash between the top two teams in the FIFA rankings. In the rankings released before the World Cup, Argentina was the number 1 team and Spain was the number 2 team.
Meanwhile, a photo taken in 2007 has come into the spotlight again after Argentina and Spain were to meet in the final. At that time, Messi was associated with a UNICEF program. During this, he took a photo with a child. The child was none other than the Spanish team's star Yamal. Messi currently plays for Inter Miami, while Yamal plays for Barcelona. What a coincidence, the two characters in a rare photo taken two decades ago are now in the final of this World Cup. This is what we call a 'picture perfect'.
Both teams are on an undefeated streak heading into the final. Spain has a record of 37 games without losing in all competitions, with 28 wins and 9 draws. Spain last lost to Colombia in 2024. Argentina, on the other hand, is undefeated in 13 World Cup matches. This includes 11 wins and 2 draws. Argentina was sensationally defeated by Saudi Arabia in the league stage of the 2022 World Cup. But since that game, Argentina has forgotten how to lose in the World Cup.
