The main 11 of Argentina for the match against Spain is the second oldest in the finals of the World Cup

From the first minutes of the final match of the World Cup-2026 against Spain at the American New York/New Jersey Stadium, 11 players, whose average age was 30 years and 101 days, appeared in the starting line-up of Argentina. According to Opta, the main 11 of the Argentines is the second oldest in the history of decisive matches of the World Cup. The record belongs to the starting line-up of Brazil (30 years and 216 days) for the final match of the 1962 World Cup in Chile against Czechoslovakia, which ended in a 3-1 victory for the South Americans. We should also note that eight of the 11 players in today's main 11 Argentines played from the first minutes of the country's triumphant World Cup 2022 final in Qatar, in which Argentina beat France (3:3, group stage — 4:2). This time there was no starting place for Nauel Molina (replaced by Gonzalo Montiel) and Nicolas Otamendi (Lisandro Martinez), who remained on the bench, while Angel Di Maria (Nico Gonzalez) did not go to the 2026 World Cup. It was previously reported that Lionel Messi is at the World Cup. Follow Spain - Argentina on our website.