Argentina vs Spain, FIFA World Cup 2026 Final: With only a few hours for FIFA World Cup 2026 Final between Argentina and Spain to get underway, excitement is building globally. The interest for the marquee final is not only among the players who will compete but also numerous famous personalities among other sports as they are eagerly looking forward to the best going against the best. Accordingly, UFC star Conor McGregor has bet a massive amount of $100,000 on Lionel Messi-led Argentina and a five-year-old tweet holds the answer to the same.
Argentina vs Spain, FIFA World Cup 2026 Final: Why has Conor McGregor bet $100,000 on Argentina?
Taking to a video on social media, the 38-year-old professional fighter said:
“What’s up folks, Conor McGregor here with my World Cup final bet. I’ve secured the best odds… the bet will be: Argentina to beat Spain within 90 minutes, 3-2. Why am I doing this?”
🚨🚨| Conor McGregor says he has put $100,000 on Argentina to win the World Cup because of this post from 2021 😅🇦🇷 https://t.co/a3oTQ5lw8f pic.twitter.com/IrA8s9fETs
— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) July 19, 2026
The tweet made by an account on X stunningly claimed on July 12, 2021 that ‘Argentina just beat Spain at the 2026 World Cup final, 3-2.’
Argentina vs Spain, FIFA World Cup 2026 Final: Can Lionel Messi win the golden boot this year?
Given how influential Messi has been in Argentina’s road to the final, the focus will inevitably on the 39-year-old, with the defending champions also starting as favourites. Having scored 8 goals so far, the veteran needs three more to surpass Kylian Mbappe’s tally as the France striker finished with 10 goals.
With Spain reaching the World Cup final for the first time since 2010 when they clinched the title, they will be vary of the threat that the defending champions possess. While both sides are undefeated, Argentina have fashioned two impressive come-from-behind wins to reach the decider. The quarter-final against Egypt saw them being 0-2 down until the 79th minute but Lionel Messi-led side hit three goals, including one in the extra time to win 3-2. Against England, they were 0-1 down until the 85th minute but netted two to seal a spot in the final.
Meanwhile, Spain have been impressive too and beat a strong France in the semi-final to progress to the decider. Spain and Argentina have faced one another only once in FIFA World Cup history and it came in the 1966 edition. The two sides locked horns in the Group stage and Argentina edged out Spain by 2-1, with Luis Artime scoring both goals for the former. Their most recent outing came in 2018 when Spain dismantled the opposition by a margin of 6-1.
