Spain vs Argentina match stats & report

1–0 After extra time

World Cup · Final · MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford · Ref Slavko Vinčić, Slovenia

Spain stats & fixtures · Argentina stats & fixtures

Spain beat Argentina 1–0 in the World Cup (Final) on 19 July 2026. Expected goals finished 1.94–0.22. Spain had 65% of the ball.

Spain vs Argentina match statistics

SpainArgentina

65% Ball possession 35%
1.94 Expected goals (xG) 0.22
20 Total shots 2
12 Shots on target 0
5 Shots off target 1
3 Blocked shots 1
9 Shots inside the box 1
9 Corners 4
21 Fouls 25
4 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 1
852 Passes 463
89% Pass accuracy 77%
0 Goalkeeper saves 11

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card C. Romero Argentina
41' Yellow card Lisandro Martínez Argentina
52' Yellow card L. Paredes Argentina
83' Yellow card E. Fernandez Argentina
90+3' Yellow card E. Fernandez Argentina
90+3' Red card E. Fernandez Argentina
106' Goal Ferran Torres (assist N. Williams) Spain
111' Yellow card A. Mac Allister Argentina

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Spain

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Luis de la Fuente

23 Unai Simón

24 Marc Cucurella 14 Aymeric Laporte 22 Pau Cubarsí Paredes 12 P. Porro

8 Fabián Ruiz 16 Rodri

15 Álex Baena 10 Dani Olmo 19 Lamine Yamal

21 Mikel Oyarzabal

Bench David Raya , J. Garcia , Marcos Llorente , Ferran Torres , M. Zubimendi , Pedri , Gavi , Álex Grimaldo , B. Iglesias , Mikel Merino , E. Garcia , Yeremy Pino , N. Williams , Víctor Muñoz , Marc Pubill

Argentina

Confirmed 4-4-2 Lionel Scaloni

23 E. Martinez

3 N. Tagliafico 6 Lisandro Martínez 13 C. Romero 4 G. Montiel

15 N. González 20 A. Mac Allister 24 E. Fernandez 7 R. de Paul

9 J. Alvarez 10 L. Messi

Bench G. Rulli , J. Musso , N. Otamendi , L. Paredes , E. Palacios , N. Molina , G. Simeone , G. Lo Celso , L. Martinez , M. Senesi , F. Medina , T. Almada , J. Lopez , V. Barco , N. Paz

Form guide

Spain at home

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 0.4 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 7.2 per game
Shots on target: 8.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Argentina away

4–1–0 in 5 matches

Scored: 2.6 per game
Conceded: 0.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 5
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

46% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Spain vs Argentina head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Mar 18	Spain v Argentina	6–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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