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Spain vs Argentina Stats Comparison: Final Cards, Corners and Shots

Spain vs Argentina is the final stats page: Messi goal involvement, Yamal shots and corners, Rodri card pressure, Argentina midfield cards and the Super Sub markets that can matter if either coach changes the game late.

Quick match path

Stats first, odds second.

Group
World Cup 2026 final
Kick-off
Sunday, July 19, 2026 - New York/New Jersey Stadium
Venue
New York/New Jersey Stadium
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Best option for Spain vs Argentina player bets

Match type

Final

High pressure, lower margin for error and stronger card volatility.

Goals watch

Messi

Messi is the first Argentina scorer and SOT check.

Shots watch

Yamal

Spain props start with Yamal volume if he starts wide.

Cards watch

Rodri

Rodri is live if Argentina break through central lanes.

Team comparison

Spain vs Argentina stats

Lower FIFA ranking number is better. For betting, ranking is context only; lineups and live game state still matter.

StatSpainArgentinaEdge

Recent semi-final result

Spain 2-1 FranceArgentina 2-1 EnglandProfile

Previous knockout result

Spain 2-1 BelgiumArgentina 3-1 Switzerland AETProfile

Recent Opta table totals

From the latest loaded Opta match-summary tables before the final.

6 corners, 22 shots, 10 SOT vs Belgium7 corners, 18 shots, 7 SOT vs SwitzerlandContext

Recent card totals

Argentina-Switzerland also included a Switzerland red card.

4 yellows vs Belgium2 yellows vs SwitzerlandContext

Tournament scoring signal

Merino late winners, Yamal shot volumeMessi 8, Argentina 17 team goalsProfile

FIFA ranking

13Spain

World Cup titles

13Argentina

Corner route

Yamal / Williams widthMessi switches and full-back pressureProfile

Card watch

Rodri / full-backsDe Paul / Romero / OtamendiProfile

Spain profile

World Cup 2026 finalist after beating France 2-1

Spain
FIFA rank
1
World Cups
17
Best finish
Winners, 2010
Coach
Luis de la Fuente

Argentina profile

World Cup 2026 finalist after beating England 2-1

Argentina
FIFA rank
3
World Cups
19
Best finish
Winners, 1978, 1986 and 2022
Coach
Lionel Scaloni

Player watch

Sort the key players by ranking context and World Cup experience

Spain

Spain

Lamine Yamal

Winger

Six shots, two on target and one corner won vs Belgium in the latest loaded knockout table.

Rodri

Midfielder

Final card watch if Argentina break through Messi, Alvarez and Mac Allister.

Mikel Merino

Midfielder / emergency forward

Late-game Super Sub story after the Belgium winner.

Argentina

Argentina

Lionel Messi

Forward

Eight tournament goals; score-or-woodwork and SOT route starts with him.

Julian Alvarez

Forward

Extra-time scorer vs Switzerland with aggressive shot and press profile.

Alexis Mac Allister

Midfielder

Scored opener vs Switzerland; four shots, one on target and two corners won.

Head to head

H2H context

Spain vs Argentina is a final with two different betting identities: Spain's possession and wide-shot volume against Argentina's Messi-led attack, midfield edge and card-market pressure.

Spain

7

Draws

2

Argentina

6

Betting markets

Cards, corners and live triggers

Corners prediction

Spain vs Argentina corners depend on whether Spain pin Argentina wide early. Spain team corners rise through Yamal, Williams and overlapping full-backs; Argentina corners rise if Messi and Alvarez force blocks around the box.

Cards prediction

Rodri to be carded is the first Spain-side card angle. Argentina's card list starts with De Paul, Romero and Otamendi if Spain's wide players force repeated recovery defending.

  • Spain: confirm Yamal and Williams wide roles before using shots or corner markets.
  • Spain: Rodri role and referee tolerance decide card-market value.
  • Argentina: Messi role decides scorer, assist and shots-on-target markets.
  • Argentina: Romero/Otamendi pairing matters for cards against Spain's wide and central runners.

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6 Opta match summaries

Spain World Cup form

Corners

7.33

Shots

18.33

SOT

6.67

YC

0.83

Goals

1.67

RC

0

Shots on target leaders

  • Yamal 21 shots / 10 SOT
  • Oyarzabal 19 / 9
  • Baena 8 / 4
  • Olmo 7 / 1
  • Ruiz 7 / 2

Corner leaders

  • Yamal 8
  • Baena 7
  • Oyarzabal 7
  • Pedri 3
  • Torres 3

Card watch

  • Laporte 1 YC
  • Cubarsi 1 YC
  • Torres 1 YC
  • Baena 1 YC
  • Pedri 1 YC
MatchCornersShotsSOTCardsPlayer signals
Spain 2-1 Belgium51782YC / 0RCShots: Yamal 6/2, Olmo 2/1
Corners: Baena 2, Yamal 1
Cards: Laporte 1Y, Cubarsi 1Y
Portugal 0-1 Spain71561YC / 0RCShots: Yamal 3/2, Baena 3/2
Corners: Yamal 2, Pedri 1
Cards: Torres 1Y
Spain 3-0 Austria923100YC / 0RCShots: Oyarzabal 6/4, Yamal 6/4
Corners: Oyarzabal 2, Baena 2
Uruguay 0-1 Spain6611YC / 0RCShots: Oyarzabal 1/0, Cubarsi 1/0
Corners: Yamal 3, Pedri 2
Cards: Baena 1Y
Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia62280YC / 0RCShots: Oyarzabal 5/3, Yamal 5/2
Corners: Baena 2, Oyarzabal 1
Spain 0-0 Cabo Verde112771YC / 0RCShots: Ruiz 5/1, Oyarzabal 5/1
Corners: Torres 3, Oyarzabal 2
Cards: Pedri 1Y

6 Opta match summaries

Argentina World Cup form

Corners

4.17

Shots

12.83

SOT

5.33

YC

0.33

Goals

2.17

RC

0

Shots on target leaders

  • Messi 27 shots / 16 SOT
  • Mac Allister 8 / 2
  • Martinez 8 / 3
  • Fernandez 7 / 3
  • Gonzalez 4 / 0

Corner leaders

  • Messi 7
  • Mac Allister 5
  • De Paul 2
  • Gonzalez 2
  • Simeone 2

Card watch

  • Medina 1 YC
  • Paredes 1 YC
MatchCornersShotsSOTCardsPlayer signals
Argentina 3-1 Switzerland5920YC / 0RCShots: Mac Allister 4/1, Alvarez 1/0
Corners: Mac Allister 2, Alvarez 1
Argentina 3-2 Egypt61970YC / 0RCShots: Messi 5/2, Martinez 3/0
Corners: Mac Allister 2, Messi 1
Argentina 3-2 Cabo Verde51580YC / 0RCShots: Messi 7/5, Fernandez 3/2
Corners: Messi 2, Molina 1
Jordan 1-3 Argentina61240YC / 0RCShots: Martinez 3/1, Messi 2/1
Corners: Simeone 2, Messi 2
Argentina 2-0 Austria11252YC / 0RCShots: Messi 7/4, Fernandez 2/0
Corners: Gonzalez 1
Cards: Medina 1Y, Paredes 1Y
Argentina 3-0 Algeria21060YC / 0RCShots: Messi 6/4, Mac Allister 2/1
Corners: De Paul 1, Messi 1

Betting takeaways from the stats

William Hill is the global and UK route for Impact Sub player markets: Messi score-or-woodwork, Yamal shots, Rodri card and Argentina player cards should be checked in the live slip.

For Spain SEO, William Hill Spain and Betsson ES routes should be linked from local pages where available, especially for cards and shots-on-target markets.

Corners are live-first. Spain can build corner volume through Yamal and Williams; Argentina corners rise through Messi switches, Alvarez pressure and Mac Allister second phases.

Rodri to be carded and Argentina centre-back cards are sharper named-player angles than forcing a blind final cards over.

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