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Spain vs Argentina Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Final
FT (AET)1–0
Sunday 19 July 2026  ·  19:00 UTC  ·  MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
🌦️Light Drizzle19°C / 66°F

Match Report

Match Events ?
-5'🟨Cristian Romero Argentina
41'🟨Lisandro Martínez Argentina
52'🟨Leandro Paredes Argentina
83'🟨Enzo Fernández Argentina
90'🟨Enzo Fernández Argentina
90'🟥Enzo Fernández Argentina
106'Ferran Torres (Nico Williams)Spain
111'🟨Alexis Mac Allister Argentina
Match Statistics ?
Spain
Argentina
65%
Possession
35%
12
Shots on Target
0
20
Total Shots
2
9
Corners
4
21
Fouls
25
1.94
xG
0.22
Player Ratings ?
Spain
8.3Pau CubarsíD
8.3RodriM
7.5PedriM
Argentina
9.7Emiliano MartínezG
7.3Lionel MessiF
6.9Cristian RomeroD
Starting Lineups ?
Spain · 4-2-3-1
23GUnai Simón
12DPedro Porro
22DPau Cubarsí
14DAymeric Laporte
24DMarc Cucurella
16MRodri
8MFabián Ruiz
19MLamine Yamal
10MDani Olmo
15MAlex Baena
21FMikel Oyarzabal
Argentina · 4-4-2
23GEmiliano Martínez
4DGonzalo Montiel
13DCristian Romero
6DLisandro Martínez
3DNicolás Tagliafico
7MRodrigo De Paul
24MEnzo Fernández
20MAlexis Mac Allister
15MNicolás González
10FLionel Messi
9FJulián Alvarez

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Very even matchup
Confidence: Low
Spain 32%Draw 27%Argentina 41%
xG: 1.13Expected goalsxG: 1.32

Spain vs Argentina looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
42%
Spain to Win
Home: 42%  Draw: 32%  Away: 26%
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
Spain: 1743 (#1)  ·  Argentina: 1718 (#3)
H2H Record ?
5–2–3
Spain leads
Avg 3.1 goals/game · 10 meetings
Spain
Argentina
#1
Position ?
#1
7
Points ?
9
2W 1D 0L
Record ?
3W 0D 0L
5
Goals For ?
8
0
Goals Against ?
1
+5
Goal Diff
+7
#2
FIFA Rank ?
#3
21.2%
Win Prob ?
15.4%
W W W W W
Form ?
L W W W W

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
0Spain
0Draw
1Argentina
13 Jul 1966FIFA World CupArgentina2–1NSpain
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
5Spain
2Draw
3Argentina
27 Mar 2018FriendlySpain6–1Argentina
7 Sep 2010FriendlyArgentina4–1Spain
14 Nov 2009FriendlySpain2–1Argentina
11 Oct 2006FriendlySpain2–1Argentina
17 Nov 1999FriendlySpain0–2Argentina
20 Sep 1995FriendlySpain2–1Argentina
12 Oct 1988FriendlySpain1–1Argentina
12 Oct 1974FriendlyArgentina1–1Spain
11 Oct 1972FriendlySpain1–0Argentina
13 Jul 1966World CupArgentina2–1NSpain
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
🔥High-scoring H2H history — these two average 3.1 goals across their last 10 meetings.
📈Spain in excellent form — 15 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
📈Argentina in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
📊Closely matched: model gives Spain 32% vs Argentina 41%. Draw is a realistic outcome at 27%.
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