The first half of the 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina recorded a negative figure in shots on target.
The Argentine national team faces its Spanish counterpart, and the first half between the two teams ended in a goalless draw.
The first half witnessed only 3 shots, which is the lowest number of shots in a first half of a World Cup final since statistics began to be recorded in 1966.
The Argentine national team did not shoot any ball on target during the first half, an incident occurring for the first time since 1966 in any match for it in the World Cup.
The Argentine national team qualified for the World Cup final as the leader of the tenth group, which included Jordan, Algeria, and Austria.
The Argentine national team played the round of 32 match against Cape Verde and achieved an exciting victory 3-2, and repeated the same result against Egypt in the round of 16 before achieving a victory against Switzerland 3-1 in the quarter-finals.
The Argentine national team defeated England 2-1 in the World Cup semi-final, to set a date with Spain in the World Cup final.
The Spanish national team qualified for the World Cup final after the team topped the eighth group with 7 points from two wins and a draw.
It achieved a big victory against Austria in the round of 32 with a score of 3-0, and qualified at the expense of Portugal from the round of 16 with one goal to nothing.
To face Belgium in the quarter-finals and achieve an exciting victory 2-1, then achieve a valuable victory against France 2-0.
