Spain vs Argentina
World Cup 2026 · Final
- Kickoff
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
- Referee
- Slavko Vinčić
Match summary
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time (World Cup 2026, Final). It was 0-0 at half-time. Spain goals: Ferran Torres (106'). Enzo Fernández (Argentina) was sent off (90+3'). Spain dominated possession (65%) and shots (20 to 2). Spain kept a clean sheet.
Summary generated automatically from the match data.
Goals
- 106'1-0
Assist: Nico Williams
Spain
Player of the match
Match stats
SpainArgentina
- 65%Possession35%
- 1.94Expected goals (xG)0.22
- 20Shots2
- 12Shots on target0
- 5Shots off target1
- 3Blocked shots1
- 9Corners4
- 852Passes463
- 89%Pass accuracy77%
- 0Saves11
- 21Fouls25
- 4Offsides1
- 0Yellow cards6
- 0Red cards1
Player ratings: top 5
- 1Emiliano Martínez120 min9.7
- 2Pau Cubarsí120 min8.3
- 3Rodri99 min8.3
- 4Pedri58 min7.5
- 5Lionel Messi120 min7.3
Ratings from API-Football.
Lineups
Spain4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23U. SimonGK
- 12P. PorroDEF
- 22P. CubarsiDEF
- 14A. LaporteDEF
- 24M. CucurellaDEF
- 16RodriMID
- 8F. RuizMID
- 19Lamine YamalMID
- 10D. OlmoMID
- 15A. BaenaMID
- 21M. OyarzabalFWD
Substitutes
- 1D. RayaGK
- 13J. GarciaGK
- 5M. LlorenteMID
- 7F. TorresFWD
- 18M. ZubimendiMID
- 20PedriMID
- 9GaviMID
- 3A. GrimaldoDEF
- 26B. IglesiasFWD
- 6M. MerinoMID
- 4E. GarciaDEF
- 11Y. PinoMID
- 17N. WilliamsFWD
- 25V. MunozFWD
- 2M. PubillDEF
Coach: Luis de la Fuente
Argentina4-4-2Starting XI
- 23E. MartinezGK
- 4G. MontielDEF
- 13C. RomeroDEF
- 6L. MartinezDEF
- 3N. TagliaficoDEF
- 7R. de PaulMID
- 24E. FernandezMID
- 20A. Mac AllisterMID
- 15N. GonzalezMID
- 10L. MessiFWD
- 9J. AlvarezFWD
Substitutes
- 12G. RulliGK
- 1J. MussoGK
- 19N. OtamendiDEF
- 5L. ParedesMID
- 14E. PalaciosMID
- 26N. MolinaDEF
- 17G. SimeoneFWD
- 11G. Lo CelsoMID
- 22L. MartinezFWD
- 2M. SenesiDEF
- 25F. MedinaDEF
- 16T. AlmadaMID
- 21J. LopezFWD
- 8V. BarcoMID
- 18N. PazFWD
Coach: Lionel Scaloni
Minute by minute
- -5'
Yellow card
Argentina - 41'
Yellow card
Argentina - 44'
On: Nicolás Otamendi · Off: Lisandro Martínez
Argentina - 46'
On: Leandro Paredes · Off: Nicolás González
Argentina - 52'
Yellow card
Argentina - 58'
On: Nahuel Molina · Off: Gonzalo Montiel
Argentina - 62'
On: Ferran Torres · Off: Mikel Oyarzabal
Spain - 62'
On: Pedri · Off: Fabián Ruiz
Spain - 70'
On: Giuliano Simeone · Off: Rodrigo De Paul
Argentina - 70'
On: Facundo Medina · Off: Cristian Romero
Argentina - 75'
On: Mikel Merino · Off: Dani Olmo
Spain - 75'
On: Nico Williams · Off: Alex Baena
Spain - 83'
Yellow card
Argentina - 90+3'
Yellow card
Argentina - 90+3'
Red card
Argentina - 99'
On: Martín Zubimendi · Off: Rodri
Spain - 99'
On: Eric García · Off: Aymeric Laporte
Spain - 102'
On: Marcos Senesi · Off: Julián Alvarez
Argentina - 106'
Goal · Assist: Nico Williams
Spain - 111'
Yellow card
Argentina
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Full head-to-headFrequently asked questions
How did Spain vs Argentina end?
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time (World Cup 2026, Final).
Who scored in Spain vs Argentina?
Spain goals: Ferran Torres (106').
Who was the player of the match in Spain vs Argentina?
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina) had the highest match rating from API-Football: 9.7.
Where was Spain vs Argentina played?
At MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.