For the return of the Finalissima, Argentina and Spain will face each other for the fourth edition of this competition organized by UEFA and COMNEBOL
The battle between Lionel Messi’s Argentina and Lamine Yamal’s Spain will take place on March 27, 2026 at the Lusail Stadium in Doha (Qatar). The meeting will take place in the middle of the international break, which acts as one of the preparatory phases for the 2026 World Cup, where France will face Brazil, for example.
The two nations oppose each other in an official match for the second time in their history, the first being during the 1966 World Cup in England (2-1 for Argentina). Otherwise, only friendly matches, the last of which dates back to March 27, 2018, eight years exactly before the Finalissima, where Spain completely destroyed Argentina (6-1) on the sidelines of the 2018 Cup, including a hat-trick from Isco.
Concerning the Finalissima, it will be the fourth edition of the competition, the first dating back to the victory of Michel Platini’s France in 1985 against Uruguay (2-0). Since the two editions organized between the winner of the Euro and that of the Copa America, have been won by Argentina.
The first in 1993 against the surprise winner of Euro 92, Denmark (on penalties), and the second in 2022, against Italy (3-0).
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