Updated 19 July 2026, after full time.
Spain 1-0 Argentina in the World Cup at New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford on 19 July 2026. Scorers: Ferran Torres for Spain.
Spain 1-0 Argentina was the final score in the World Cup on Sunday 19 July 2026 at New York New Jersey Stadium. Scorers: Ferran Torres for Spain. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Spain vs Argentina was played at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on Sunday 19 July 2026, the home ground of Spain, which holds 82,500 people. It finished Spain 1-0 Argentina in the World Cup, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
Spain have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 14 and conceding 5, with results reading W W W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-0 win away to Czech Republic in the UEFA Nations League on 12 November.
Argentina have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 12 and conceding 5, with results reading W W W L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 4-0 win at home to Bolivia in the Friendly International on 1 October.
Mikel Merino leads Spain with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Spain player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Spain player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Lionel Messi leads Argentina with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Argentina player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Argentina player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Slavko Vinčić refereed Spain vs Argentina, averaging 29.3 fouls and 3.3 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.25 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Stat | Spain | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 65% | 35% |
| Shots | 20 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 12 | 0 |
| Corners | 9 | 4 |
| Fouls | 21 | 25 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 6 |
| Tackles | 17 | 18 |
| Passes | 852 | 464 |
Spain: F. Torres 106'. Argentina: E. Fernández (red card) 90+3', L. Paredes (red card) 120+6'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.8 | 4 of 54 |
| Goals against | 1 | 21 of 54 |
| Shots | 16.2 | 10 of 54 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 8 of 54 |
| Fouls | 10.4 | 43 of 54 |
| Tackles | 15.2 | 22 of 54 |
| Passes | 676.2 | 1 of 54 |
| Corners | 6 | 9 of 54 |