The final of the 2026 World Cup will not be postponed: the match between Spain and Argentina is not in danger, despite the smoke from...

The highly-anticipated World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, is not in jeopardy. According to sports media sources, the FIFA leadership does not express concern about the possible postponement of the match, as weather forecasts in the region are gradually improving. Earlier, officials in New York and New Jersey were forced to issue health warnings due to thick smoke from large-scale wildfires in Canada that covered much of the northeastern United States. The situation was so serious that the MLS match between the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Chicago Fire had to be cancelled. On Thursday, the Office of Emergency Situations of New York assessed the air quality poorly, but already on Friday the situation began to stabilize. The National Weather Service said that although the smoke still remains, its intensity is decreasing. The main uncertainty remains possible precipitation before the weekend. The question of holding the final reached the highest political level: US President Donald Trump has scheduled a personal meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Representatives of the White House, in particular the executive director of the FIFA Working Group, Andrew Giuliani, are actively discussing the environmental situation with soccer's governing body. Bad weather has already interfered with the course of this World Cup. In particular, the match between England and Mexico was delayed for an hour, and the match between France and Iraq was interrupted for more than two hours. This time, experts were concerned by the decision of the Spanish national team to train outdoors in East Hanover, despite the dangerous conditions. However, the players themselves remain as focused as possible. For a game as important as the World Cup final, you need to be able to ignore external factors as much as possible. "Fortunately, we are careful about every detail thanks to the federation and the organizers," stressed Mikel Merino, midfielder of the Spanish national team. On Sunday, Argentina will try to defend their title and win a second straight World Cup, while Spain will be fighting for their second ever trophy (after winning in 2010). In addition to the team confrontation, fans can expect an incredible outcome in the fight for the Golden Boot. Before the final and the match for third place in Miami, the situation looks like this: Lionel Messi (Argentina) — 8 goals Kylian Mbappe (France) — 8 goals Jude Bellingham (England) — 6 goals Harry Kane (England) — 6 goals Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) — 5 goals Ousmane Dembele (France) — 5 goals All goals scored both in the final and in the consolation match for the "bronze" will go into the overall score, so the intrigue will last until the last seconds of the tournament.