Spain and Argentina meet today for the World Cup Final, and the two nations already know each other well. They’ve played 14 times since 1952, splitting the series evenly, with only one meeting ever coming at a World Cup. Here’s every match between the two finalists.<\/p>\n
Today’s World Cup final will be the 15th meeting between the two countries, and the first since that 2018 friendly. Spain and Argentina enter with six wins apiece and two draws.<\/p>\n
Luis Artime scored twice as Argentina beat Spain, 2-1, in the group stage at Villa Park in Birmingham. Argentina advanced to the quarterfinals. Spain went home. It’s the only time the two nations had met at a World Cup before today.<\/p>\n
Months after Spain won its first World Cup, Argentina delivered a statement in Buenos Aires, routing the new champions, 4-1, in a rowdy friendly that showed the rivalry still had teeth even without a trophy on the line.<\/p>\n
Isco scored a hat trick and Spain humiliated an Argentina side missing an injured Lionel Messi, 6-1, at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid. Nicol\u00e1s Otamendi’s header was the only answer Argentina had all night. It remains the most lopsided result in the series and the last time the two teams played before today.<\/p>\n
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Spain and Argentina play today, Sunday, July 19, at 3 p.m. ET at New York New Jersey Stadium, with the World Cup on the line. The match airs on FOX, streaming live and on demand on FOX One.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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