A flag depicting late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona flies in Times Square in New York City on July 18, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup final between Spain and Argentina
Fans wearing Argentine football player Lionel Messi’s jersey sit by a roadside tea shop in Kolkata on July 18, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup final between Argentina and Spain. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
A flag bearing images of Mario Kempes, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi waves beneath a giant Argentina jersey with Messi’s number 10 in front of the National Flag Memorial in Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina, on July 18, 2026, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain
Fans wearing Argentine football player Lionel Messi’s jersey walk past a mural in Kolkata on July 18, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup final between Argentina and Spain
A woman walks past merchandise depicting Argentine football star Lionel Messi displayed for sale in Buenos Aires on July 17, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup final between Argentina and Spain on July 19
A man walks out of a sports clothing store displaying Spain and Argentina national team jerseys in the Historic Center in Guatemala City on July 17, 2026, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final
Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture of Argentine football player Lionel Messi at a beach in Odisha’s Puri city on July 18, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup final between Argentina and Spain
Spain and Argentina national team jerseys hang for sale inside a sports clothing store in the Historic Center in Guatemala City on July 17, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup final
Fans of Spain gather in New York ahead of Fifa World Cup Final
Argentina fans gather and celebrate in Times Square in New York, on July 18, 2026, ahead of the 2026 World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina
Source: Khaleej Times