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2026 World Cup Final Brawl: Key Players, Flashpoint and Reaction From Ugly Scenes

A fight between the players broke out at MetLife Stadium shortly after the final whistle.

Sports Illustrated

Will Lionel Messi Play for Argentina at the 2030 World Cup?

Lionel Messi has collected one World Cup trophy and a pair of runners-up medals across his six tournament appearances.

Sports Illustrated

‘We had a date with destiny’: De la Fuente lauds Spain players after World Cup victory

Manager says team and and fans ‘deserve everything’ while Lionel Scaloni will ‘think about the future’ with Argentina

The Guardian - UK

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Paredes, Eric Garcia at centre of post-final altercation after Spain's World Cup win

Spain secured their second FIFA World Cup title after defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time. The decisive goal came from Ferran Torres in the 106th minute of the match. Tempers flared after the final whistle, leading to a confrontation between players from both sides. Argentina's Enzo Fernandez was sent off…

The Economic Times

Lamine Yamal Is Ready to Take Lionel Messi’s Throne After 2026 World Cup Triumph

The teenage sensation helped Spain deny Lionel Messi his second World Cup title—and kicked off a new era in the process.

Sports Illustrated

Lionel Messi’s World Cup fairytale ends with pitiful Argentina as final villains

Game’s greatest player will not see his legacy sullied by defeat to Spain but his team’s display destroyed the game

The Guardian - US

Patience beats overreliance on Messi: how the final was won and lost

Argentina tried to kill the spectacle and make it a physical battle but Spain refused to take the bait

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Spain vs. Argentina Player Ratings: La Roja Claim World Cup Glory

Ferran Torres’s strike in extra time crowned Spain as the world champion for a second time.

Sports Illustrated

Spain win World Cup after Ferran Torres breaks 10-man Argentina’s resistance

Spain have won their second men’s World Cup after Ferran Torres’s extra-time strike beat a battling Argentina side who had Enzo Fernández sent off

The Guardian - UK

Spain prepares to welcome World Cup heroes with 1 million expected on streets of Madrid

A tense final in New Jersey was finally settled after extra time as Spain ended Argentina's reign as world champions and lifted the trophy for the second time.

Euronews

Spain v Argentina lineups confirmed for World Cup final as Messi and Yamal go head to head

Lionel Scaloni has made three changes for Argentina, while Spain are unchanged from their semi-final

The Independent UK

Spain 1–0 Argentina—World Cup: Match Stats, As It Happened

The 104th and final match of the 2026 World Cup was what the last five and a half weeks have been about.

Sports Illustrated

Spain vs. Argentina: Confirmed Lineups for 2026 World Cup Final

Lionel Messi equaled another astounding World Cup landmark with his presence on Sunday.

Sports Illustrated

How to Watch Spain vs. Argentina on TV, Live Stream—World Cup Final

The European and South American champions go head-to-head in soccer’s biggest match.

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Spain face Argentina in battle for World Cup supremacy

Defending champions Argentina take on reigning European champions Spain on Sunday afternoon in a World Cup final shimmering with subplots and story lines.

Sports Illustrated

Lionel Messi Shows His True Colors With Pre-World Cup Final Message

Sunday’s final could well be Messi’s last in an Argentina jersey.

The Economic Times

Spain vs Argentina FIFA World Cup 2026 Final: Lineup, key players to watch out and other details

Spain vs Argentina FIFA World Cup 2026 Final lineup: Defending champions Argentina will face Spain in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final. Spain reached the final after defeating France in their semi-final match. Argentina secured their spot by overcoming England in a dramatic semi-final comeback. Lionel Messi remains Argentina's key…

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s coaching culture leads the way, thanks to visionary Johan Cruyff

Football great brought the 4-3-3 formation and a specific ideology to Barcelona that has defined the playing style of the national team

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The Guardian - UK

‘Afraid of nothing’: how Argentina’s players drew on childhood inspiration to reach the final

Lionel Scaloni says he has a squad full of fighters – wild and unruly – but on the pitch they play with a freedom reminiscent of eight or nine-year olds

The Independent UK

Two golden generations may be colliding as Spain face Argentina in World Cup final

As Argentina’s golden generation comes to an end on the biggest stage of all in New York, Spain’s own golden era may use this game to write themselves into the history books

The Independent UK

The unseen Argentina gesture inspiring Emi Martinez at World Cup

The Aston Villa goalkeeper has overcome a painful injury to reestablish himself as a stalwart for Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina and, as Richard Jolly details, his speciality could yet prove decisive against Spain in the final

Bangkok Post

Spain and Argentina brace for World Cup final

EAST RUTHERFORD (UNITED STATES) - Lionel Messi's battle-hardened Argentina take on silky Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday as the first 48-team tournament in history reaches a climax in New Jersey.

France 24

World Cup 2026: Spanish control meets Argentinian resilience in final showdown

La Roja's patient possession game meets the Albiceleste's trademark resilience in the World Cup final in New York on Sunday. As Spain coach Luis de la Fuente and his former coaching student Lionel Scaloni, now Argentina's manager, prepare to face off on football's biggest stage, the showdown promises a clash…

Bangkok Post

Messi's Argentina face Spain's cool machine in World Cup final rich with personal twists

NEW YORK - Argentina and Spain were supposed to settle a score in Qatar earlier this year, in the Finalissima between the champions of South America and Europe, ‌before US-Israeli strikes on Iran forced the match to be cancelled.

Sports Illustrated

Spain vs. Argentina—World Cup Final: Preview, Predictions and Lineups

Spain is searching for its second-ever title, while Argentina hunts back-to-back crowns.

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