CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and AFA President Claudio Tapia ahead of the FIFA World Cup final. He posted a picture on X in which Rubio is seen holding the Argentina jersey.
new Jersey [अमेरिका]July 20 (ANI): CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez shared a photo with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Argentine Football Association (AFA) President Claudio “Chic” Tapia ahead of the FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain. Posting the photo on X, Dominguez described the meeting as pleasant. Dominguez wrote on X, “With United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chick Tapia. Always a pleasure!” With Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States, and with Chiqui Tapia. ¡Siempre un placer! pic.twitter.com/N7Zojre5zJ — Alejandro Domínguez (@agdws) July 19, 2026
In the photo, Rubio was seen holding the jersey of the Argentina national team along with Dominguez and Tapia. The meeting took place as football fans from around the world gathered at MetLife Stadium in New York for the FIFA World Cup Final, where defending champions Argentina faced 2010 champions Spain in the tournament title match.
Argentina’s struggle in the first half of the final
Talking about the match, Argentina has become the second team in the last 60 years which did not take a single shot in the first half of the World Cup final. According to ESPN Insights’ X handle, he only got 17 touches in the attacking third and none in the attacking penalty area.
Messi made a new record
Earlier, Lionel Messi also became the oldest outfield player to start a FIFA World Cup final at the age of 39 years and 25 days, adding another record to his illustrious career.
journey to the final
Argentina vs England
Current champion Argentina made a thrilling comeback win over England 2-1 in the semi-finals. After falling behind in the first half, Enzo Fernandez scored the equalizing goal, after which Lautaro Martínez scored the winning goal in stoppage-time to send the defending champions into the title match against Spain.
spain vs france
Spain, on the other hand, made it to the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time since their victory in 2010. He gave a solid performance by defeating France 2-0. Lamine Yamal played an important role in this victory, when he won a penalty by beating Lucas Digne, which was converted by Mikel Oyarzabal in the 22nd minute to give Spain the lead.
After the break, Pedro Porro doubled Spain’s lead after a brilliant move with Dani Olmo, while France struggled to create clear chances. Yamal had a goal ruled out for offside, and despite late efforts from Kylian Mbappe and Aurelien Tchoumeni, the Spanish defense held out strongly and kept their sixth clean sheet in seven matches of the tournament. (ANI)
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