With just over an hour to go before the 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, Luis de la Fuente and Lionel Scaloni have announced their starting lineups. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Argentina's starting lineup: goalkeeper – Emiliano Martinez; defenders – Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico; midfielders – Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister; forwards – Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez, Angel Di Maria.
Spain's starting lineup: goalkeeper – Unai Simon; defenders – Daniel Carvajal, Robin Le Normand, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; midfielders – Rodri, Pedri, Fabian Ruiz; forwards – Lamine Yamal, Alvaro Morata, Nico Williams.
The final match will take place on July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in New York. For both teams, this is a historic encounter: Argentina seeks its third World Cup title, while Spain aims for its second. For Lionel Messi, this is his fifth World Cup and possibly his last. He previously led Argentina to victory in 2022 in Qatar. Meanwhile, Lamine Yamal could become the youngest player to appear in a World Cup final at the age of 17.
The match is scheduled to start at 23:00 Astana time. Live broadcast will be shown on Qazaqstan TV channel. Millions of fans around the world are watching this game.