- Dream final: No. 1 Argentina (defending champs) vs No. 2 Spain (Euro 2024 winners) — veteran Lionel Messi against Spain’s exciting young talent Lamine Yamal.
- Huge historical stakes: Argentina could become the first nation since Brazil (1958–62) — and only the third ever — to win back-to-back World Cups.
- Spain arriving in form: chasing a second World Cup after 2010 and on a six-match winning streak, having eliminated Portugal, Belgium and France.
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