Spain vs Argentina LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 final
Live coverage and text updates as Spain play Argentina in the final of the 2026 World Cup.
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First published at 21:00 GMT on 19 July 2026.
The World Cup final between Spain and Argentina remains deadlocked at 0-0 as the match enters its decisive final minutes.
- Spain take on Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, as the first 48-team tournament reaches its climax.
- The match at the New York New Jersey Stadium kicks off at 3pm (19:00 GMT).
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Fernandez booked
The midfielder looked to break, but went down. No foul given, and the ref liked Fernandez’s reaction even less.
83 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
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We’re entering critical time
The match has reached a critical phase where a single flash of brilliance, a defensive mistake, or a well-rehearsed set piece could decide the World Cup.
The gilded trophy is up-for-grabs.
Argentina must be the happier side because they can steal it all in a flash despite being on the back foot for most of the game.
Spain is determined to stifle Argentina's attack, but can they maintain this pressure? And what will it take to break down the stubborn Argentine defense?
Another Spain chance goes begging
Williams chips the ball from the right and Laporte attacks, but the header is tame and straight at the keeper.
81 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
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Full house at the final
The stadium PA has just announced that 80,663 fans are packed inside the venue for this final. That’s a full house.
A general view of the big screen displays the attendance at the World Cup final match [Lee Smith/Reuters] Argentina slip deeper and deeper
This feels like the longest, and deepest, that Argentina have been pegged back.
80 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Corner cleared
Another corner that fails to lead to a chance – but then not much has in the final.
78 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Spain start to push hard
Cubarsi drives hard and low from range. It is only smothered once again, and the follow-up is bundled for a corner.
77 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Pedri pulls the trigger
The sub wriggles into room on the edge of the box, but drives his shot straight at the keeper.
76 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
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Over to Williams and Merino for Spain
Merino and Williams come on for Spain with Olmo and Baena making way.
74 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Argentina hold the ball
Mac Allister wins back the ball and send it into space in the Spain half. Nothing comes of the ball, but Argentina push up and try to hold the ball. It doesn’t last long and Spain come again.
73 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Under way again with Argentina changes
Romero and De Paul come off for Medina and Simeone.
70 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Hydration break
How are the Argentine legs? They have chased the game – and the semifinal. Can Messi find a moment of magic to lift them?
Spain must fear the smash-and-grab that Argentina achieved against England.
68 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Spain chance
The corner is cleared, but Yamal finds a way through on the right and dinks a cross to the centre. Torres meets it, but heads straight at the keeper. Perhaps the biggest chance of the final – and spurned.
67 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Argentina’s goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in action as Spain’s Ferran Torres heads at goal [Lee Smith/Reuters] Needless corner conceded
Tagliafico heads out a cross from the deep. No need – there was no one around him.
66 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Another corner
The first is cleared. Yamal collects on the right and bends a dangerous ball to the back post that fizzes off a defender’s head.
The second corner dips tot he back post, but is scrambled clear in a bundle.
65 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Panic at the back for Argentina
Olmo dips a drive from just outside the box that bounces up on Martinez – the keeper is mightily relieved to see the ball spin out for a corner.
64 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Yamal wants a free kick
The winger goes down on the right. The replay shows Messi watching over it all as the pretender to the throne complains on the ground.
63 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Spain’s Lamine Yamal reacts after a challenge [Jeenah Moon/Reuters] Yamal hits the wall
We haven’t seen much of him at this World Cup and he strikes the shot into the wall on this occasion.
Oyarzabal and Ruiz come off for Torres and Pedri.
62 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
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Police chase down, handcuff spectator at stadium
State police have handcuffed a spectator at the stadium.
A young man in a red shirt was chased by three police officers in the concourse before they eventually caught him in the toilets.
He was patted down and had his bag inspected before the police took him away.
Dangerous free kick for Spain
Porro is felled by Paredes. Free kick on right edge of the box. A little wide for the shot.
60 mins: Spain 0-0 Argentina
Argentina will be the more satisfied side, knowing they can snatch victory despite being under pressure for most of the game. Spain has dominated possession but failed to convert, and their inability to score may prove costly. With time running out, the next goal is likely to decide the champion.
Original source: Al Jazeera
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