2026 Finalissima
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The 2026 Finalissima (lit. 'Grand Final'; Spanish: Finalísima) will be the fourth edition of the intercontinental football match between the winners of the previous South American and European championships, and the second edition rebranded as Finalissima. The match will feature Spain, winners of UEFA Euro 2024, and Argentina, winners of the 2024 Copa América. It will be played in March 2026 at a venue to be confirmed.[1][2]
Argentina are the defending champions.
Background
Initially expected to take place between June and July 2025,[3][4] the match was left without a definite date for some time because both teams already had competitions scheduled during the 2025 FIFA International Match Calendar, with Spain competing in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League and then in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, and Argentina immersed in the lengthy South American World Cup qualifiers.[5][6] The match was finally scheduled for March 2026 following a meeting between the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the Argentine Football Association (AFA), and representatives from UEFA and CONMEBOL in May 2025.[7][8] This was later confirmed by CONMEBOL when it published its competition calendar for 2026.[1][2]
Teams
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Previous participations (bold indicates winners) |
FIFA Ranking December 2025 |
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 Spain
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UEFA | Winners of UEFA Euro 2024 | None | TBA |
 ArgentinaTH
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CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2024 Copa América | 2 (1993, 2022) | TBA |
Match
Details
References
- ^ a b "Calendario de Competiciones: Torneos CONMEBOL 2026" [Competition Calendar: CONMEBOL Tournaments 2026] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b Gonzalez, Dante (28 July 2025). "CONMEBOL confirms date for Finalissima between Messi's Argentina and Yamal's Spain". World Soccer Talk.
- ^ "Finalissima 2025: Argentina, campeón de América, disputará el título con España, campeón de Europa" [Finalissima 2025: Argentina, champion of the Americas, will compete for the title against Spain, champion of Europe.] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 14 July 2024.
- ^ Roche, Calum (24 June 2024). "When is Finalissima 2025 for Spain - Argentina? The Euro 24 vs Copa América decider". Diario AS.
- ^ Alcheva, Martina (11 September 2024). "No chance in 2025: Finalissima possible match date suggested". World Soccer Talk.
- ^ Castro, Juan (28 March 2025). "La 'Finalissima' ante Argentina: un partidazo... con una fecha 'imposible'" [The ‘Finalissima’ against Argentina: a great game... with an ‘impossible’ date] (in Spanish). Marca.
- ^ "First organisational meeting for men's Finalissima between Argentina and Spain". UEFA. 16 May 2025.
- ^ Díaz, José Félix (16 May 2025). "Argentina - España, en marzo de 2026 con la Finalissima en juego" [Argentina vs. Spain, in March 2026, with the Finalissima at stake] (in Spanish). Marca.