One game left. This is the one.

Who won yesterday's World Cup games?

England 6, France 4 (third-place game)

Read that score again. Six-four. In a soccer game. England were up 4-0 at halftimein Miami behind Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa, and a Bukayo Saka brace, and it looked like a blowout. Then France remembered they were France. Kylian Mbappé scored twice around a Bradley Barcola goal to drag it back to 4-3 and make everyone in the building sweat. Saka settled it from the penalty spot in the 87th minute to finish his hat-trick, and Jude Bellingham added a sixth. England took third place, their best World Cup finish since 1966.

Everyman take: this was the backup quarterbacks throwing for 500 yards in a Week 18 game nobody was supposed to care about. Ten combined goals is the most in a World Cup match since 1982 and the most ever in a third-place game. Saka became just the fourth English man to score a World Cup hat-trick, Bellingham became the first Englishman ever to score seven in a single tournament, and Mbappé's two goals pushed him to 10 for the tournament, locking up the Golden Boot and making him the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history. Not bad for a game both teams pretended they did not want to play.

Who plays today? (July 19, 2026)

One game. The big one. Spain vs. Argentina, the 2026 World Cup final, 3 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Fox in English, Telemundo in Spanish. That is the entire slate. No undercard, no second game to flip to. This is the Super Bowl, except the whole planet is watching and there is no commercial every ninety seconds.

What's the must-watch game today?

Obviously this one. Here is the matchup in NFL terms so it makes sense the second you sit down.

Spain are the No. 1 seed with the elite defense. Seven matches, six clean sheets, exactly one goal conceded all tournament, and they have not trailed for a single minute since June 11. That is the team that wins 20-6 every week and makes it look boring on purpose. Their teenager, Lamine Yamal, just turned 19 and plays like a No. 1 receiver who has been in the league a decade: he is the one guy on a very disciplined roster allowed to freelance, and he usually makes something out of nothing when they need it.

Argentina are the defending champ that will not die. Extra time to beat Cape Verde. A comeback past Egypt. Extra time again against Switzerland. Two goals in the final six minutes to knock out England in the semis. They are the veteran team that keeps winning ugly on a last-second field goal, getting told they were lucky, and then doing it again. Lionel Messi, 39 years old and in his third career World Cup final, has eight goals and a tournament-high in assists. The subplot writes itself: Yamal, the 19-year-old, grew up idolizing Messi, the man on the other bench.

Upset risk: the computers like Spain at roughly 60-40, and the numbers back it up. Argentina scored the most goals of any team (19); Spain conceded the fewest (1). Best offense against best defense, the oldest question in sports. But no country has repeated as champion since Brazil in 1962, and Argentina have made a five-week habit of ignoring what they are supposed to do. We break the whole thing down in NFL and baseball language on the GameDay School YouTube channel before kickoff.

Spain vs. Argentina: what time and channel (July 19, 2026)

The 2026 World Cup final kicks off Sunday, July 19 at 3 p.m. ET on Fox in English and Telemundo in Spanish, from MetLife Stadium. Streaming lives on Fox One, the Fox Sports app, and Peacock for the Spanish broadcast. For every channel, stream, and login you might need, use the complete How-to-Watch guide or stream every game here. Buy the chips this morning. You do not want to be at the store at 2:45.

New here? Start with these

If you dodged this entire tournament and just got invited to a final watch party, you actually timed it perfectly. One game, two teams, no homework. We explain every rule and every storyline using NFL and baseball language on the GameDay School YouTube channel, so you can walk in sounding like you have cared since June.

• Start with How the 2026 World Cup Works for how a final gets decided, including extra time and penalties.
• Use How to Watch the 2026 World Cup for every channel and stream.
• Catch up with the last recap (July 17) for how both finalists got here.

FAQ: World Cup July 19, 2026

What time is the World Cup final and what channel is it on?

Spain vs. Argentina kicks off Sunday, July 19 at 3 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Fox in English and Telemundo in Spanish. Streaming is on Fox One, the Fox Sports app, and Peacock.

Who won the France vs. England game yesterday?

England won 6-4 in the third-place game in Miami. Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick, Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa, and Jude Bellingham also scored, and Kylian Mbappé netted twice for France. The 10 combined goals were the most in any World Cup match since 1982.

Who is favored to win the 2026 World Cup?

Spain, on form. They have conceded one goal in seven matches, kept six clean sheets, and never trailed at any point in the tournament. Argentina are the defending champions and have won three knockout games late or in extra time, so the gap is smaller than the numbers suggest. No team has won back-to-back World Cups since Brazil in 1962.

Who won the World Cup Golden Boot?

Kylian Mbappé. His brace in the third-place game gave him 10 goals for the tournament, clear of Lionel Messi's eight, and made him the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history. Messi still leads the tournament in assists and can pad his total in the final, but the Golden Boot is Mbappé's.