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Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal were both named in the starting lineups for the World Cup 2026 final between Argentina and Spain, a meeting that put two of the tournament’s biggest names on the field from the opening whistle. The match was scheduled to start at 2h at MetLife in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Mỹ.
For Argentina, Messi led the side into the final with the task of defending the world title. Spain arrived with Rodri leading them into his first World Cup final, and HLV Luis de la Fuente kept his starting lineup unchanged from the semifinal win over Pháp. The final itself carried the weight of a tournament that began with 48 đội tuyển and lasted 39 ngày, leaving only two teams standing.
Lionel Scaloni made 3 sự thay đổi to Argentina’s lineup after the semifinal victory over England. Nahuel Molina, Giuliano Simeone and Leandro Paredes went to the bench, while Gonzalo Montiel, Rodrigo De Paul and Nico Gonzalez came in. The switches gave Argentina a different balance without changing the identity of the team that reached the last match.
Wayne Rooney helped set the tone around Yamal before kickoff, calling the winger “a real superstar” and saying Spain players kept looking for him whenever they had a chance. He also compared the teenager’s rise to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, a level of praise that underscored why the Spain forward remained one of the game’s central figures even with the final still about to begin.
There was one complication before the football could take over. The closing ceremony was moving more slowly than expected, and talk spread that kickoff might have to be pushed back. That uncertainty hung over a final already built for attention, with Argentina supporters said to outnumber Spain fans in the stands and Messi and Yamal on the same sheet for the biggest match of all.
What mattered next was simple: whether the final would start on time or slip beyond 2h. If the delay came, it would be measured in minutes, not drama, but even that was enough to add another layer to a match that had already delivered the lineups everyone wanted to see.
