Once again, Argentina was nearly down and out … until it wasn’t.
The defending world champions trailed England by a goal in the 85th minute of Wednesday’s semifinal. However, La Albiceleste manufactured two late goals and pulled off another miraculous comeback, advancing to a second straight World Cup championship game.
Argentina will meet Spain, which took down mighty France in the first World Cup semifinal on Tuesday 2-0.
Spain is on a 37-game unbeaten streak, the longest in team history (28-9-0, W-D-L), last losing 1-0 to Colombia in March 2024. It has now tied Italy (2018 to 2021) for the longest unbeaten streak in international football.
Let’s dive into the full updated odds via FanDuel Sportsbook as of July 15.
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Spain: -165 (bet $10 to win $16.06 total)
Argentina: +130 (bet $10 to win $23 total)
Here’s what to know about this oddsboard:
Argentina Does It Again: Can anyone hold the champs down? It appears not. As noted, La Albiceleste won in comeback fashion yet again, this time over England. Argentina has qualified for a seventh World Cup final, tying Brazil for second-most all-time (Germany has eight). In addition, the quest is alive for Lionel Messi & Co. to become the third repeat World Cup winner and first team to win four straight major titles. And fathom this: Messi hasn’t scored in the past two games, but instead, has three assists, including assisting both goals in the Argentina win over England.
Spain Triumphs: Ever since 2026 FIFA World Cup odds were released back in 2022, only two teams have been the favorite: Spain and France. Now, only one remains, with Spain knocking off France and advancing to its second-ever World Cup final. It appears, at least after Tuesday, that La Roja has Les Bleus’ number to a degree. Spain is the team that has beaten France the most times over the last 20 years — eight times in 11 matches. Spain is 19-7-13 (W-D-L) all-time against France (all competitions), outscoring Les Bleus 73-44 in those matches. In addition, the two nations are now 4-4 against each in single-elimination matches (World Cup/European Championship/UEFA Nations League), but Spain has won four of the last five such matches. Lastly, with the defeat, France’s streak of World Cup title berths came to an end, after it made the final in both 2018 (win) and 2022 (loss).
