2026 FIFA World Cup
- 2nd Semifinal: England 1-2 Argentina
- 1st Semifinal: Spain 2-0 France
Argentina will face Spain in the long-awaited final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Sunday, 19th July.
The reigning World Champions survived a scare, scoring inside the final five minutes of the game to rally from a goal down to beat England 2-1.
Anthony Gordon gave England the lead on 55 minutes.
Enzo Fernandez equalised with 5 minutes to go in normal time before super substitute Lautaro Martinez scored in the second of the 7 added minutes with a great, powerful header.
Both goals were assisted by the 39-year-old Argentina captain Lionel Messi.
Messi was named man of the match for the fourth time in the tournament.
Argentina, three-time winners of the FIFA World Cup, now face Spain in Sunday’s final.
Spain overcame France 2-0 in Dallas during the first semifinal.
A goal in either half from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro inspired Spain to yet another final as they chase their second FIFA World Cup trophy since 2010.
