Take a look at the head-to-head record between Spain and Argentina ahead of Sunday's World Cup final.
Two giants of international football meet in New Jersey on Sunday evening as the reigning European champions take on the reigning South American and world champions.
Surprisingly, despite their respective stature in the game, the pair haven't met in a World Cup since 1966, despite each qualifying for the previous 12 tournaments prior to 2026.
They have met in seven international friendlies between 1988 and 2018, with Spain trouncing Argentina 6-1 in their last meeting. It hardly needs saying that Lionel Messi was absent for that encounter, with Diego Costa, Thiago, Iago Aspas amongst the scorers with Isco scoring a hat-trick.
In the only World Cup clash between the two sides, Argentina won 2-1 in their 1966 World Cup opener.
Spain v Argentina head to head
Date | Match | Competition |
7th December 1952 | Spain 0-1 Argentina | Friendly |
5th July 1953 | Argentina 1-0 Spain | Friendly |
24th July 1960 | Argentina 2-0 Spain | Friendly |
11th June 1961 | Spain 2-0 Argentina | Friendly |
13th July 1966 | Argentina 2-1 Spain | 1996 World Cup |
11th October 1972 | Spain 1-0 Argentina | Copa Hispanidad |
12th October 1974 | Argentina 1-1 Spain | Copa Hispanidad |
12th October 1988 | Spain 1-1 Argentina | Friendly |
20th September 1995 | Spain 2-1 Argentina | Friendly |
17th November 1999 | Spain 0-2 Argentina | Friendly |
11th October 2006 | Spain 2-1 Argentina | Friendly |
14th November 2009 | Spain 2-1 Argentina | Friendly |
7th September 2010 | Argentina 4-1 Spain | Friendly |
27th March 2018 | Spain 6-1 Argentina | Friendly |
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