Spain vs. Argentina prediction: World Cup Final picks, odds, preview, best bet

There are plenty of cultural similarities between Spain and Argentina, but on the soccer field, they play entirely different genres.Spain is a symphony: 11 players performing in perfect harmony under conductor Luis de la Fuente.Argentina is heavy metal.They’re loud and chaotic, and certainly not everybody’s cup of tea, but there is no denying their energy.

Especially when Lionel Messi steps to the front of the stage.Both acts reached Sunday’s World Cup Final in New Jersey, but they took very different routes to get here.While Spain was busy poetically dismantling tournament-favorites France in what was easily the most impressive performance of the World Cup, Argentina turned their tilt with England into a back-alley brawl.They set the tone early when Leandro Paredes clattered into English star Jude Bellingham in the second minute of the match.It was the first of 19 fouls in the first 30 minutes of the match, and it unsettled England.From there, Argentina didn’t pass up a chance to run through an English player.

And when the time came for the defending champions to actually play, they did it with aplomb.Argentina had 88 percent of the possession after they fell behind 1-0 in the 55th minute, and a couple of moments of magic from Messi and his henchmen were enough to score La Albiceleste another famous victory.All four of Argentina’s wins in the knockout stage have been dramatic.

They needed extra time to oust Cape Verde and Switzerland, and in between those matches they dispatched Egypt in a controversial two-goal comeback.Some would suggest Argentina has been lucky and on the right side of plenty of 50-50 refereeing decisions.Others are calling them the most resilient team in World Cup history.But that’s besides the point for now.

The important question for Sunday is whether La Albiceleste‘s blood-and-guts style will work against a Spanish side that rarely gets caught out of rhythm.I have my doubts.While Argentina was terrific in the second h...

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