Final · M104

Spain 1 - 0 Argentina

19 Jul 2026 · New York/New Jersey Stadium

Spain

1:0

xG 2,52 – 0,07

4-1-2-3 vs 4-4-2

Argentina

Staff briefing

Large xG gap (2.52–0.07) — Spain controlled chance creation.
Very high combined distance (~290 km) — dense transition game / physical cost.
Shapes: 4-1-2-3 vs 4-4-2.

2,52 – 0,07

from FIFA match report

Match distance

290,1 km

Spain TD

148,0 km

Z4/Z5 6,5 / 1,9

Top speed

33,7 km/h

Sprints: 1 040

Match report

Key statistics and phases of play from the official FIFA PMSR

Spain: 4-1-2-3Argentina: 4-4-2

SpainPossessionArgentina

60,2%

contested 7,4%

32,5%

SpainMetricArgentina

1Goals0

2,5xG0,1

20 (12)Attempts (on target)2 (0)

878 (789)Passes (completed)476 (375)

90Pass completion %79

182Completed line breaks87

22Defensive line breaks5

251Receptions in final third52

24Crosses9

34Ball progressions22

300 (39)Defensive pressures445 (57)

56Forced turnovers54

95Second balls69

148 kmDistance142 km

6,5 kmZone 4 (20–25 km/h)6,3 km

In possession

41%Build-up unopposed28%

16%Build-up opposed18%

20%Progression16%

22%Final third5%

2%Long ball8%

9%Attacking transition17%

0%Counter-attack1%

6%Set piece8%

Out of possession

13%High press4%

4%Mid press3%

0%Low press1%

10%High block3%

13%Mid block25%

8%Low block33%

3%Recovery2%

17%Defensive transition9%

12%Counter-press8%

Tactical boards

Pitch diagrams from the official FIFA post-match report

Lineups & formationsPDF p.2

Spain

Distance: 148,02 km
HSR: 1 546
Sprints: 524
Top speed: 32,6
Zone 4: 6,53 km
Zone 5: 1,88 km

Argentina

Distance: 142,03 km
HSR: 1 512
Sprints: 516
Top speed: 33,7
Zone 4: 6,29 km
Zone 5: 2,11 km

Individual physical data

Official FIFA PDF →

34 rows

Player	Pos
#20Alexis MAC ALLISTER	MF	120	14,99	0,73	0,12	181	59	28,9	11 241
#24Marc CUCURELLA	DF	120	13,30	0,70	0,20	133	59	30,4	9 974
#22Pau CUBARSI	DF	120	13,09	0,39	0,13	118	33	31,0	9 815
#12Pedro PORRO	DF	120	12,95	0,59	0,14	114	43	31,6	9 710
#3Nicolas TAGLIAFICO	DF	120	12,92	0,40	0,19	109	36	30,8	9 692
#19Lamine YAMAL	FW	120	12,76	0,58	0,24	108	50	31,3	9 573
#16RODRI	MF	99	12,43	0,54	0,15	161	40	30,3	11 301
#9Julian ALVAREZ	FW	102	11,96	0,63	0,35	118	56	31,8	10 554
#24Enzo FERNANDEZ	MF	120	11,41	0,48	0,06	173	38	27,9	8 557
#14Aymeric LAPORTE	DF	99	10,19	0,31	0,10	85	21	32,6	9 267
#10Lionel MESSI	FW	120	10,15	0,39	0,07	78	28	30,8	7 609
#19Nicolas OTAMENDI	DF	76	9,26	0,34	0,15	96	28	30,6	10 964
#5Leandro PAREDES	MF	75	8,58	0,37	0,09	98	31	29,8	10 291
#20PEDRI	MF	58	8,52	0,52	0,06	129	37	27,4	13 226
#10Dani OLMO	FW	75	8,25	0,40	0,10	124	31	32,2	9 898
#15Alex BAENA	MF	75	7,96	0,40	0,14	82	34	29,8	9 546
#7Rodrigo DE PAUL	MF	70	7,86	0,59	0,11	102	53	30,5	10 101
#23Unai SIMON	GK	120	7,72	0,03	0,01	22	3	26,9	5 793
#17Giuliano SIMEONE	FW	50	7,65	0,41	0,28	105	33	33,7	13 763
#8Fabian RUIZ	MF	62	7,48	0,17	0,05	85	13	30,2	10 855
#26Nahuel MOLINA	DF	63	7,37	0,50	0,24	87	35	31,9	10 524
#6Mikel MERINO	MF	45	7,25	0,46	0,03	126	35	27,1	14 499
#7Ferran TORRES	FW	58	7,24	0,45	0,26	56	42	31,4	11 232
#25Facundo MEDINA	DF	50	7,14	0,28	0,11	79	17	30,0	12 843
#13Cristian ROMERO	DF	70	6,89	0,16	0,02	78	15	27,5	8 861
#23Emiliano MARTINEZ	GK	120	6,81	0,02	0,00	10	2	25,7	5 107
#21Mikel OYARZABAL	FW	62	6,63	0,41	0,05	86	34	27,8	9 621
#4Gonzalo MONTIEL	DF	57	6,50	0,35	0,17	65	30	33,2	10 262
#17Nico WILLIAMS	FW	45	5,99	0,38	0,21	58	36	32,4	11 975
#15Nico GONZALEZ	MF	45	5,39	0,38	0,08	53	34	29,7	10 774
#6Lisandro MARTINEZ	DF	44	4,27	0,18	0,02	48	13	26,2	8 728
#18Martin ZUBIMENDI	MF	21	3,57	0,12	0,02	36	7	26,4	15 303
#2Marcos SENESI	DF	18	2,91	0,09	0,04	32	8	29,1	14 569
#4Eric GARCIA	DF	21	2,70	0,09	0,00	23	6	25,1	11 558