After concerns over wildfire smoke and ticket prices reaching as high as $10,000, the moment soccer fans have been waiting for has finally arrived. Argentina and Spain will clash in the 2026 World Cup final this Sunday — and for the first time, their two transcendent stars will share the same stage in the sport’s biggest game.
The championship match, set for Sunday afternoon in East Rutherford, New Jersey, pits Argentine legend Lionel Messi against Spain’s rising phenom Lamine Yamal. It is the first time the two players — and their respective nations — will meet during this World Cup, and expectations are sky-high for what many are already calling a potential classic.
