2026 World Cup Live Match Centre

Pre-match context, live event flow and post-match analysis for every 2026 FIFA World Cup fixture — currently previewing Spain vs Argentina.

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Spain
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Final · July 19, 2026
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Argentina
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford · 19:00 UTC (3:00 PM ET)
Pre-match Overview
Pre-match
Team Snapshot
🇪🇸 Spain
FIFA #2. 17th World Cup appearance; best finish Champion. Luis de la Fuente sets up in a 4-3-3. Possession-based identity carrying the Euro 2024 winning core.
🇦🇷 Argentina
FIFA #1. 19th World Cup appearance; best finish Champion. Lionel Scaloni sets up in a 4-3-3. Defending champions running back the 2022 mid-block template with Messi at 39.
Match Read

Spain meet Argentina in Final

Final
FixtureFinal · MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford. Open-air venue, capacity 82,500.
Kickoff3:00 PM ET · 12:00 PM PT · 8:00 PM UK · July 19, 2026.
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How to Watch
USA
FOX / FS1 (English) · Telemundo / Universo (Spanish)
Spain
TVE · Movistar+
Argentina
TyC Sports · TV Pública
UK
BBC & ITV (free-to-air)
Canada
TSN / CTV · RDS (French)

US coverage on FOX and Telemundo. Home-market and international listings are best-effort — check your local rights holder closer to kickoff for streaming availability.

Live Data
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Possession, shots, on-target, corners, passes, fouls, offsides and saves update live from kick-off, refreshed every 30 seconds from the ESPN match feed.

Match Event Timeline
Pre-Tournament
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Live events will appear here from kick-off · Spain vs Argentina · MetLife Stadium · July 19, 2026
Standings Impact
Knockout · live
Spain win
A win is worth 3 points and would lift Spain up the knockout picture. Full tables update live in the Standings tab as results come in.
Argentina win or draw
Argentina take something from the fixture — the Standings tab reflects every result in real time.

This fixture mini-table and the full Standings tab update live from official match results during the tournament.

Group Standings
Live · all 12 groups
Group A →
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1 🇲🇽 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇿🇦 South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🇰🇷 South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch
Group B →
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1 🇨🇦 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🇶🇦 Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🇨🇭 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch
Group C →
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1 🇧🇷 Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇲🇦 Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🇭🇹 Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch
Group D →
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1 🇺🇸 United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇵🇾 Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🇦🇺 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🇹🇷 Türkiye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch
Group E →
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1 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇪🇨 Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🇩🇪 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🇨🇼 Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch
Group F →
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1 🇳🇱 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇯🇵 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🇸🇪 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🇹🇳 Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch
Group G →
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1 🇮🇷 Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇳🇿 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🇧🇪 Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🇪🇬 Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch
Group H →
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1 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇺🇾 Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🇪🇸 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🇨🇻 Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch
Group I →
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1 🇫🇷 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇸🇳 Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🇮🇶 Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🇳🇴 Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch
Group J →
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1 🇦🇷 Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇩🇿 Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🇦🇹 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🇯🇴 Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch
Group K →
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1 🇵🇹 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇨🇩 DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🇨🇴 Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch
Group L →
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1 🇬🇭 Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 🇵🇦 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 🇭🇷 Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top 2 advance 3rd — best-third watch

Standings update live from official match results during the tournament. The 8 best group winners and runners-up advance automatically to the Round of 32, along with the 8 best third-placed teams. Tables sort by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.