‘Finalissima’ venue emerges with Argentina vs Spain set for March 2026

After months and even years of deliberation with both FIFA and UEFA executives looking for a suitable date in an already saturated calendar, we’re finally getting closer to discovering where and when the eagerly awaited ‘Finalissima’ will be staged as the current World Cup holders (Argentina) face Euro 2024 winners in Spain.

The match will pit Leo Messi’s Argentina against Lamine Yamal’s Spain in a game that seems destined to be held at Lusail Stadium in Qatar, the very same stage where the Rosario born captain lifted the World Cup on December 18 (2022) after beating France.

Lionel Scaloni’s men have already punched their ticket to their 2026 World Cup and Luis de la Fuente’s side have swept Turkey, Georgia and Bulgaria aside in all qualifying games and are on the cusp of mathematically sealing their place at the tournament as they take on Georgia and Turkey next month.

Definitive date to be locked down in November

The window available on the FIFA calendar is March 26-31, the period reserved for the World Cup play-off matches, which is the one that CONMEBOL itself has already included in its scheduling for the ‘Finalissima’ match.

The game has been tentatively slated to take place on Saturday, March 28 with Spanish FA representatives alluding that Doha has been the selected location, due to travel distances for both teams and a favorable climate in late March.

The first such ‘Finalissima’ was staged at Wembley Stadium back in June (2022) as Argentina defeated Italy by a 3-0 scoreline.

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