The Spanish national team's ambition in the 2026 World Cup final against Argentina is not limited to winning the world title only, rather, "La Roja" enters the confrontation a few steps away from achieving four historical achievements that may make this version one of the greatest in the history of Spanish football, in addition to seeking to add a second star to its shirt.
The Spanish newspaper Sport reported that the Spanish national team reaches the final match with an exceptional series of positive results, after maintaining its record undefeated in the last 37 matches, during which it achieved 28 victories compared to 9 draws, since its loss to Colombia in March 2024.
The newspaper added that Spain’s victory over France in the semi-finals gave it the equalization of the record recorded by the Italian national team, which achieved a similar series between 2018 and 2021, while the Spanish national team will have a historic opportunity to hold this record if it succeeds in avoiding loss to Argentina in the final match.
On the defensive level, the national team is getting close. “La Roja” achieved an unprecedented achievement, after conceding only one goal throughout its tournament, and that was against the Belgium national team in the quarter-finals. If he ends the final by conceding a maximum of one goal, he will become the owner of the best defensive record for a team that has won the World Cup in the history of the tournament.
The match also holds special importance for the young duo of Pau Kubarsi and Lamine Yamal, as they may write their names in the annals of history as the first teenage players to win a World Cup title together, joining a rare list that includes Pele, Giuseppe Bergomi, and Kylian Mbappe, who have previously won the World Cup title. Cup before the age of twenty.
On the offensive side, striker Miquel Oyarzabal continues to chase a historic record, after reaching five goals in the tournament, equaling the record for the most scored by a Spanish player in a single edition of the World Cup, registered in the names of Emilio Butragueño and David Villa, with the opportunity to be unique in this achievement in the final.
The Spanish national team enters the upcoming confrontation against Argentina and has the opportunity to write a new page in its history, as it It may combine winning the World Cup and achieving a series of records that will give this generation an exceptional position among the greatest teams that have represented Spain on the international scene.