How Spain ‘Recaptured the Spirit of 2010’ in Its Run to the World Cup Final
Spain and Argentina each won semifinal matches this week, setting up a final between Lionel Messi and 19-year-old Lamine Yamal.
- On Sunday, defending champion Argentina will face Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, concluding the tournament hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
- Spain secured its place by defeating France 2-0 on Tuesday, while Argentina, the tournament's "comeback kings," rallied to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday to maintain their perfect record.
- Argentina has won all seven of its matches in the tournament, while Spain enters unbeaten with a 37-match streak across all competitions, having allowed only one goal throughout the 2026 World Cup.
- The final highlights a clash between Argentina's 39-year-old Lionel Messi and Spain's 19-year-old Lamine Yamal, two stars photographed together two decades ago when Messi participated in a UNICEF program.
- Spain is the early favorite at +120 over Argentina at +275, while Argentina attempts to become the first back-to-back champion since Brazil in 1958 and 1962.
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How Spain ‘recaptured the spirit of 2010’ in its run to the World Cup final
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — If something happened once, it can happen again. That's kind of what Yogi Berra was getting at when he said "it's like deja vu all over again." Berra, the late Yankee catcher and once New Jersey's unofficial poet laureate, spent most of his life within walking distance of East Rutherford, N.J., where history could repeat itself all over again in Sunday's World Cup final ...
Spanish and Argentine football players were the only ones who were extremely successful in defeating their rivals at the 2026 World Cup, and now they will have a face-to-face confrontation.
World Cup: 'I thought video of Messi bathing Yamal was AI' - New York Mayor on Argentina vs Spain
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said that he will adopt a neutral position for the final match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Sunday. Spain and Argentina are poised to compete at the New York New Jersey Stadium for the coveted trophy. Mamdani addressed the media at City Hall when he was asked […] World Cup: ‘I thought video of Messi bathing Yamal was AI’ – New York Mayor on Argentina vs Spain
The final of the 2026 World Cup will face Messi's last dance with the consolidation of Yamal as a great star.
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