The long-awaited moment has arrived, the 2026 World Cup final brings together Spain against Argentina.
And the Spanish national team qualified for the World Cup final after winning against France with a score of 2-0.
While the Argentine national team qualified after turning around their deficit against England with a score of 2-1.
And the Spanish national team reached the final for the second time after 2010, which they won the title.
While the Argentine national team reached the World Cup final for the seventh time historically and the second consecutively after the 2022 edition, during which they won their third title.
And the Spanish national team outperformed in the World Cup against Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Austria, Portugal, Belgium, and France to reach the final, while they only drew with Cape Verde.
And the Argentine national team outperformed in the World Cup against Algeria, Austria, Jordan, Cape Verde, Egypt, Switzerland, and England to reach the final.
World Cup Final Date.. Broadcasting Channels
The match will be held on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
And the match starts at ten in the evening, Cairo time.
And MetLife Stadium hosts it, which is known as New York New Jersey during the World Cup for marketing reasons.
And the match will be broadcast on beIN Sports Max channels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and also the open beIN Sports channel dedicated to broadcasting World Cup matches.
MetLife Stadium (New York New Jersey)
The construction of the stadium cost more than two billion US dollars to build it.
It hosts football and American football matches after it opened in 2010, and its stands accommodate 82 thousand fans.
The stadium previously hosted the 2016 Copa America final, which saw Argentina's loss to Chile on penalties.
It also hosted the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, which ended with the Blues winning, and during the tournament it hosted 9 matches.
And in other sports, it hosted Super Bowl 2014 final in American football, and WrestleMania 35 event in freestyle wrestling.
And the World Cup final will be the eighth that it hosts in the 2026 World Cup.
History of Encounters
The two national teams have met before in 14 matches, Spain won 6 and Argentina the same, and they drew in 2.
And this will be the second confrontation between them in the World Cup after the 1966 edition, which witnessed Argentina's victory with a score of 2-1 in the group stage.
And for the first time they meet since the 2018 friendly match, which ended with Spain's victory with a score of 6-1 in the largest result in the history of the two teams.
And that match will be compensation for the Finalissima final, which was canceled last March due to not holding it in Qatar because of the Iranian-American war.
