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Final

Spain vs Argentina

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:00 CET/CEST. 1 - 0 (aet).

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Spain flag

Spain

1 - 0 (aet) Finished
Argentina flag

Argentina

Match

Details

Date
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:00 CET/CEST
Venue
New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford
Stage
Final
Status
Finished
Winner
Spain
Half-time
0-0
Attendance
80,663
Referee
Slavko Vincic
Goals
106' ESP Ferran Torres
Possession
ESP 65%, ARG 35%
Corners
13 corners (ESP 9, ARG 4)
Cards
8 cards (ESP 0Y/0R, ARG 7Y/1R)
Substitutions
12 substitutions (ESP 6, ARG 6)
Fouls
46 fouls (ESP 21, ARG 25)
Group-stage context

Qualifying Group Tables

Home qualifying group

Group H Table

Group details
Spain flagSpain #1 Group winner
TeamPtsGDWDL
1Spain flagSpainAdvanced from groupSpain finished 1st in Group H with 7 points and +5 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.7+5210
2Cape Verde flagCape VerdeAdvanced from groupCape Verde finished 2nd in Group H with 3 points and 0 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out R32Out R32Eliminated in the 1/16 finals against Argentina, 3 - 2 (aet).30030
3Uruguay flagUruguay3rd #12Group-stage exitUruguay finished 3rd in Group H with 2 points and -1 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.2-1021
4Saudi Arabia flagSaudi ArabiaGroup-stage exitSaudi Arabia finished 4th in Group H with 2 points and -4 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.2-4021
Away qualifying group

Group J Table

Group details
Argentina flagArgentina #1 Group winner
TeamPtsGDWDL
1Argentina flagArgentinaAdvanced from groupArgentina finished 1st in Group J with 9 points and +7 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Runner-upRunner-upLost the World Cup final against Spain, 1 - 0 (aet).9+7300
2Austria flagAustriaAdvanced from groupAustria finished 2nd in Group J with 4 points and 0 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out R32Out R32Eliminated in the 1/16 finals against Spain, 3 - 0.40111
3Algeria flagAlgeria3rd #6Advanced from groupAlgeria finished 3rd in Group J with 4 points and -2 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out R32Out R32Eliminated in the 1/16 finals against Switzerland, 2 - 0.4-2111
4Jordan flagJordanGroup-stage exitJordan finished 4th in Group J with 0 points and -5 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.0-5003
Team sheets

Starting line-ups

Starting XI

Spain

#23
Unai Simon
#12
Pedro Porro
#22
Pau Cubarsi
#14
Aymeric Laporte
#24
Marc Cucurella
#16
Rodri (c)
#8
Fabian Ruiz
#15
Alex Baena
#19
Lamine Yamal
#10
Dani Olmo
#21
Mikel Oyarzabal
Starting XI

Argentina

#23
Emiliano Martinez
#4
Gonzalo Montiel
#13
Cristian Romero
#6
Lisandro Martinez
#3
Nicolas Tagliafico
#7
Rodrigo De Paul
#24
Enzo Fernandez
#20
Alexis Mac Allister
#15
Nico Gonzalez
#10
Lionel Messi (c)
#9
Julian Alvarez
Flow

Match Momentum

WC 2026Match Momentum
Spain flagSpain1 - 0 (aet)ArgentinaArgentina flag
SpainArgentinaGoalYellowRedSub
41' - Yellow card - Lisandro Martinez44' - Substitution - Nicolas Otamendi - for Lisandro MartinezHT - Key moment - Half timeHT - Substitution - Leandro Paredes - for Nico Gonzalez52' - Yellow card - Leandro Paredes58' - Substitution - Nahuel Molina - for Gonzalo Montiel62' - Substitution - Ferran Torres - for Mikel Oyarzabal62' - Substitution - Pedri - for Fabian Ruiz70' - Substitution - Facundo Medina - for Cristian Romero70' - Substitution - Giuliano Simeone - for Rodrigo De Paul75' - Substitution - Mikel Merino - for Dani Olmo75' - Substitution - Nico Williams - for Alex Baena82' - Yellow card - Enzo Fernandez90+2' - Yellow card - Cristian Romero90+3' - Yellow card - Enzo Fernandez90+3' - Red card - Enzo Fernandez90 min - Key moment - End of regulation99' - Substitution - Martin Zubimendi - for Rodri99' - Substitution - Eric Garcia - for Aymeric Laporte102' - Substitution - Marcos Senesi - for Julian Alvarez105' - Yellow card - Lionel Scaloni106' - Goal - Ferran Torres - Spain 1-0 Argentina111' - Yellow card - Alexis Mac Allister116' - Key moment - Lionel Messi120+1' - Key moment - Giuliano SimeoneAET - Key moment - Full time
0'15'30'HT60'75'FT105'AET

Editorial momentum curve reconstructed from the official FIFA match report and post-match summary: Spain led 20-2 in attempts and 2.52-0.07 in expected goals, but Argentina produced a brief late surge through Messi's blocked 116th-minute shot and Simeone's off-target attempt in added time.

Events

Match Events

41'
Yellow card: Lisandro Martinez

Argentina - Booked in the first half.

44'
Substitution: Nicolas Otamendi

Argentina - For: Lisandro Martinez

HT
Key moment: Half time

Team - The World Cup final remains 0-0 at the break.

HT
Substitution: Leandro Paredes

Argentina - For: Nico Gonzalez

52'
Yellow card: Leandro Paredes

Argentina - Booked after coming on at half-time.

58'
Substitution: Nahuel Molina

Argentina - For: Gonzalo Montiel

62'
Substitution: Ferran Torres

Spain - For: Mikel Oyarzabal

62'
Substitution: Pedri

Spain - For: Fabian Ruiz

70'
Substitution: Facundo Medina

Argentina - For: Cristian Romero

70'
Substitution: Giuliano Simeone

Argentina - For: Rodrigo De Paul

75'
Substitution: Mikel Merino

Spain - For: Dani Olmo

75'
Substitution: Nico Williams

Spain - For: Alex Baena

82'
Yellow card: Enzo Fernandez

Argentina - Receives his first yellow card.

90+2'
Yellow card: Cristian Romero

Argentina - Booked from the bench after being substituted.

90+3'
Yellow card: Enzo Fernandez

Argentina - Receives a second yellow card.

90+3'
Red card: Enzo Fernandez

Argentina - Sent off after his second yellow card.

90 min
Key moment: End of regulation

Team - The final is still 0-0 and goes to extra time.

99'
Substitution: Martin Zubimendi

Spain - For: Rodri

99'
Substitution: Eric Garcia

Spain - For: Aymeric Laporte

102'
Substitution: Marcos Senesi

Argentina - For: Julian Alvarez

105'
Yellow card: Lionel Scaloni

Argentina - The Argentina head coach is booked.

106'
Goal: Ferran Torres

Spain - Assist: Nico Williams - Spain 1-0 Argentina - Scores the extra-time winner from Williams' assist.

111'
Yellow card: Alexis Mac Allister

Argentina - Booked in the second half of extra time.

116'
Key moment: Lionel Messi

Argentina - Argentina record their first attempt of the final, but Messi's left-footed shot is blocked.

AET
Foul: Team fouls

Spain - Official team total: 21 fouls committed.

AET
Foul: Team fouls

Argentina - Official team total: 25 fouls committed.

120+1'
Key moment: Giuliano Simeone

Argentina - Sends Argentina's second and final attempt off target.

AET
Key moment: Full time

Spain - Spain win 1-0 after extra time and become world champions for the second time.

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