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14 July 2026

The biggest game in football is almost upon us

La Roja became the first team to book their place in this weekend’s tournament showpiece with a 2-0 win over France in Arlington, Texas.

They will face the winners of Wednesday night’s blockbuster second semi-final showdown between fierce rivals

England

and

Argentina

, the losers of which will take on France in the third-place play-off in Miami on Saturday.

Argentina are seeking to become only the third nation ever to win back-to-back World Cups, following the Italy team of 1934 and 1938, and the great Brazil outfit of 1958 and 1962.

Here’s all you need to know about this year’s

World Cup

final.

France/Spain

in the 2026

World Cup final

will take place on Sunday, July 19.

The game is due to kick off at 8pm BST in the UK, which is 3pm local time (ET).

The 2026

final will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.

Due to FIFA’s rules around sponsorship, the venue is known as New York/New Jersey Stadium throughout this tournament.

The open-air ground has a capacity of 82,500 - reduced to 80,663 during the

- and is the home of both the New York Giants and New York Jets of the NFL.

It has hosted seven

matches so far, including

England’s 2-0 win over Panama

that secured first place in Group L.

Final venue: The 2026

showpiece will take place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey

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It was also the scene of

Norway’s shock last-16 win over Brazil

, and

France’s victory against Sweden in the round of 32

Other notable games at MetLife included

Ecuador’s memorable 2-1 win over Germany

during the group stage, plus

Senegal’s losses to France

and Norway, and

Brazil’s opening draw with Morocco

Yes, the USA are taking a Super Bowl-type approach to the

final, with

a number of prominent musical stars set to take the stage for a special half-time show

that is expected to last for 11 minutes in total.

Justin Bieber was recently confirmed

to be joining Madonna, Shakira, BTS, Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus featuring Coldplay in performing.

Coldplay singer Chris Martin has put together the half-time show, which will raise money for the

FIFA

Global Citizen Education Fund.

As usual, there will be a closing ceremony to mark the end of the

. It will take place ahead of kick-off at MetLife Stadium, with Tom Cruise, Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, Robbie Williams and IShowSpeed all confirmed to be involved.

Jennifer Hudson is set to perform the American national anthem - The Star-Spangled Banner - before the final gets underway.

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