The Final between Argentina y Spain promises to be one of the main international events before the realization of the World Cup 2026which could easily bring about a hypothetical final between the champions of the America’s Cup and the Euro Cup. A little more than three months after the expected meeting, which still has no official confirmation, the goalkeeper Emiliano Back Martínez The expected duel throbbed, which would have Qatar as the chosen venue.
The archer of Aston Villa was one of the guests at an event organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) in London to present the goals and expansion that the Federation will have for the future. Under this context, the world champion and one of the heroes of that consecration against France in Lucail He was consulted about that pairing and launched a challenging phrase, marked by that hunger to win titles permanently: “The Finalísima against Spain could be a World Cup final, it is a training session and a great title that we want to win”.
The significance of the match between the two best teams in the FIFA ranking provides a quota of spectacle, which increases due to the possibility of the confrontation between Lionel Messi y Lamine Yamalthe historic 10th of Barcelona against the heir of that number in the Blaugrana. “In the last Finalíssima we played against Italy at Wembley and we knew that that match could perfectly be a final or a semi-final. There we saw that we had the level for the World Cup. Spain in March in Qatar, in another final in Lusail, whatever happens we will feel prepared for the World Cup,” remarked the goalkeeper of the Premier League.
The word of Dibu Martínez was at an institutional event held in the Emirates Stadiumone of the main sports and financial centers of the city, where the AFA and the consulting firm Brand Finance revealed the overall value of the brand Argentine Soccer. The event brought together figures from sports, marketing, technology and business, within the framework of the international expansion strategy of the AFA. Leandro PetersenChief Commercial y Marketing Officer de la AFAdescribed the current moment of the institution as “historic”, while the presentation of Brand Finance was in charge of Hugo HensleyDirector and Head of Sports Services of the consulting firm.
The world champion goalkeeper with the National Team underlined the importance of the entity: “The AFA represents much more than football. It represents values, identity and a very special way of living this sport around the world. Seeing how it continues to grow internationally is a huge source of pride for all of us who wear this shirt.“In addition, he highlighted the global reach of the passion for the national team:”The passion for the Argentine national team has no borders, in each country there are fans who feel this shirt as their own, and that is something unique that identifies us and strengthens us”.
Preparation for the next semester will be vital to reach the World Cup in good shape, and the match against The Red Fury It appears as a weight test to test the moments of each one months before the date. In fact, Back gave the key that the Light blue and white to dream of the two-time championship and the defining duel can be a starting point: “In this World Cup we have to score fewer goals, it’s a group thing. The forwards win games, but the defense wins titles. I have some defenders who are sick at that, at improving.”
The goalkeeper defined himself as “sick in improving” and avoided delving into World Cup participation, where Argentina will share the Grupo J con Algeria, Austria y Jordan: “I remember that a week before playing in Qatar we were playing other games. I can’t be thinking now that I have a World Cup in six months. There’s a lot left.”
Roberto Ayala, one of Lionel Scaloni’s closest collaborators, assured that this trophy “It should have been played before”. “They couldn’t find the time and this date has come out. For us, as an organization, it is not good, but if it has to be played, it will be played”, he said.
The president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Rafael Louzanannounced in the General Assembly that the agreement to face Argentina has already been signed and only the last details from the AFA and Conmebol remain to confirm the date. According to the journalist Esteban Edul in the program F12 of ESPNthe intention of the FIFA es playing the Grand Final on Friday, March 27, 2026within the international window that runs from the 23rd to the 31st of that month.
According to the Spanish newspaper Markit was considered to dispute it Saturday 28but he Friday the 27th would facilitate the logistics of the two combined, especially because Spain plans to add a friendly to the FIFA date. London, Saudi Arabia y Montevideo were offered as possible venues, but favoritism leaned towards Qatar for its ability to manage large international events, indicated by the Spanish media.
Images of the presentation that the AFA and Brand Finance made in London:
