​The 2026 World Cup final is set. After beating France on Tuesday, Spain will face Argentina following its comeback win over England on Wednesday.Here’s what you need to know now that Sunday’s title matchup is set. On Saturday, France will pay England in the third-place match.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement3 p.m. ET | Sunday, July 19 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | TV: FoxArgentina is now a win away from being the first team since Brazil in 1958 and 1962 to win consecutive World Cups. And, perhaps more remarkably, it’s also a win away from winning its fourth consecutive major tournament.Argentina won Copa América in 2021 for Lionel Messi’s first major international tournament win. A year later, it won the World Cup in penalty kicks over France.Two years after its first World Cup win in 26 years, Argentina beat Colombia to win Copa América again.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMessi is likely already the greatest player in soccer history. A fourth straight major tournament title and second straight World Cup will cement his status as soccer’s GOAT. Yes, there will be people who will still vouch for Pelé, but no one has had the sustained run that Messi is still on.It’s extremely hard to score on this Spain team. That’s why it’s a sizable favorite even though Argentina simply does not lose in this tournament. Spain has allowed just one goal over its seven World Cup games so far and that goal came in a 2-1 quarterfinal win against Belgium.In the semifinals, Spain’s ability to dominate possession absolutely controlled the game against a France side with the best attackers in the world. France simply couldn’t get the ball enough to have sustained attacks. And it couldn’t strike quickly on the counter, either.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementArgentina is a totally different opponent than France. But Spain hasn’t looked vulnerable against anyone yet.Spain coach Luis de la Fuente will assuredly have noticed how Argentina immediately pushed ahead when it realized England would be content to sit back and defend after Anthony Gordon scored in the 55th minute of the semifinal to give the Three Lions the lead.Argentina has needed late goals in all of its knockout-round games this tournament and is now extremely comfortable in stressful situations. Does this team even get nervous late in games any longer?AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut breaking down Spain will be an entirely different process if Argentina finds itself needing a late goal once again on Sunday. England showed no threat to go forward unless it got a sudden break on the counter-attack. Spain isn’t going to play that way. It will likely still want to retain possession, even if that means pinging the ball around the middle of the park. Argentina’s pressing to force a turnover will be key.Argentina’s semifinal with England went over 30 minutes without an official shot on Wednesday. Don’t be surprised if a similar theme unfolds on Sunday.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdv