Thursday, December 18, 2025, 2:51 p.m.
The Finalissima already has a date, time and location. Finally, there was an agreement for Spain, current champion of the Euro Cup, and Argentina, queen of America and also of the world, to meet in an expected duel with a title at stake, which will be played on March 27, from 7:00 p.m. peninsular time, at the Lusail stadium in Qatar.
The stage, which brings back good memories for the Albiceleste as they won their third World Cup there in December 2022, will also serve to place the two best teams in the FIFA ranking face to face, with La Roja in front, followed closely by the Argentine team. A high-flying match less than three months before the start of another planetary event in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Thus, the Spanish team will have the option of winning this tournament for the first time, of which three editions have been held to date. The first took place in 1985 and 1993 under the name of the Artemio Franchi Cup and crowned France and Argentina. In 2022, the third installment of the competition was played, with the match between the Albiceleste and Italy at Wembley with victory for Lionel Scaloni’s team (3-0), the most successful in this tournament.
The official announcement of the Finalissima has been delayed due to the financial demands of the Argentine team and internal disputes in the AFA. Saudi Arabia also applied to host a competition whose final poster was jointly announced yesterday by UEFA and Conmebol, and which will be preceded by friendly matches between La Roja, against Egypt, and Argentina, against Julen Lopetegui’s Qatar.
The one in Doha will also be the first confrontation between the Spanish and Argentine teams in eight years, since the last duel between both giants took place in March 2018, with a friendly played at the Metropolitano and a good memory for La Roja, who, still with Julen Lopetegui in charge and very shortly after the World Cup in Russia, beat the Albiceleste, then directed by Jorge Sampaoli, 6-1.
Balance
This was the last episode of an absolutely balanced rivalry after 14 rounds, with six wins for each opponent and only two draws, in addition to 19 goals for the Spanish team and 18 in favor of the Argentine. Curiously, March will be the second official meeting between La Roja and Argentina, with the only precedent favorable to the South American team, which won 2-1 in the group stage of the World Cup in England in 1966.
