Mark Twain once said that the two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. But I would add a third: the day I met Lionel Messi. It was a sticky, humid and thunderstorm-ridden day in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, back in the summer of … Read more
Spain and Argentina meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET from New York New Jersey Stadium. Spain opened the group stage with a scoreless draw against Cape Verde, then won six straight to reach the final. It routed Austria, 3-0, in the round of 32, … Read more
Lionel Messi. Lamine Yamal. A generational World Cup final is set. Spain will face Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at New York New Jersey Stadium on FOX. This historic matchup is the first time the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in FIFA’s pre-tournament rankings have … Read more
As the world focuses on Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal in the World Cup final, expect a match defined by contrasting mentalities and tactics between the two sides. The battle for possession will likely dictate the outcome of the final and FOX Sports’ Alexi Lalas doubts Argentina can disrupt Spain’s rhythm and possession-heavy style of … Read more
Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal can both make history in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, but they’re not the only ones whose legacies stand to benefit from the match — far from it. Here is who has the most to gain — and lose — in the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Spain and … Read more
The moment you’ve been waiting for: Here comes the World Cup final. After more than 100 matches with 46 teams eliminated from championship contention, the biggest FIFA tournament in history will end with Sunday’s final between Spain and Argentina. On the one side is a Spain team that beat France in the semifinal and has … Read more
As a soccer oddsmaker — and an English one at that — Mark Bickerdike knows it’s never over ‘til it’s over. But Bickerdike and his Caesars Sports trading team remain stunned that it’s Spain vs. Argentina odds on the board for the World Cup final, rather than Spain vs. England. “We were just about ready … Read more
There may not be a clear favorite on Sunday when Spain and Argentina meet in the FIFA World Cup final, but there are very discernable differences in the way each team arrived at this point. For Argentina, Lionel Messi is the star. He is the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer with 21 goals. In 2022, … Read more
Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain will showcase the strength of La Masia, with club legends and rising stars on opposite sides. He hailed Lionel Messi’s legacy while backing Lamine Yamal as the future, insisting Barcelona’s identity will be at the heart of the showpiece. La Masia Takes … Read more
Twenty-six years ago, when a 13-year-old Lionel Messi left his beloved Rosario and arrived in Barcelona for his trial to join La Masia academy, with the hopes of sealing a move that could change his life, no one could predict the impact of that moment. Not only did it eternally change Messi’s life and the footballing … Read more