Spain Vs Argentina, FIFA World Cup 2026: Messi, ARG Train Ahead Of Final Battle
Lionel Messi rarely loses. Spain never loses. That’s been how things have worked in recent years, anyway. Soccer’s best player and soccer’s dominant team are set to collide Sunday in a World Cup final worthy of the sport’s grandest stage. Messi and Argentina will face a Spain squad that is unbeaten in 37 consecutive matches going back to early 2024. For Spain, it’s a chance at a second World Cup title to go along with the one from 2010 and to cement itself as the unquestioned dominant force in the game right now. For Argentina, it’s a chance to become the first back-to-back men’s World Cup champion since Pele and Brazil did it in 1958 and 1962. And for Messi, it’s a chance to write the perfect ending to what he has indicated will be his final run with his national team.
Argentina's Lionel Messi works out during a training session on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in Morristown, N.J. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
Argentina's Lionel Messi works out during a training session on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in Morristown, N.J. | Photo: AP/Ashley Landis
Argentina's Lionel Messi warms up during a training session on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in Morristown, N.J. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
Argentina's Lionel Messi kicks the ball during a training session on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in Morristown, N.J. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
Argentina's Lionel Messi, center, kicks the ball during a training session on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in Morristown, N.J. | Photo: AP/Ashley Landis
Argentina's Lionel Messi works out during a training session on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in Morristown, N.J. | Photo: AP/Ashley Landis
Argentina's Lionel Messi, center, arrives for a training session on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in Morristown, N.J. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
Argentina's Lionel Messi, center, takes the pitch during a training session on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in Morristown, N.J. | Photo: AP/Ashley Landis
Argentina's Lionel Messi watches during a training session on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in Morristown, N.J. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
Argentina's Lionel Messi, Rodrigo Javier De Paul and Leandro Paredes, from right, during a training session on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in Morristown, N.J. | Photo: AP/Ashley Landis
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