"The Finalissima is a football match played between the latest winners of the Copa America and the European Championship. It is organised by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and Uefa. The upcoming men's Finalissima between Spain and Argentina will take place on Friday, 27 March 2026 at 18:00 GMT, in Qatar. It will be hosted at Lusail Stadium, where Argentina lifted the 2022 World Cup trophy."
"There was no match between Euro 1988 winners the Netherlands and 1987 Copa America champions Uruguay, as a date for the meeting could not be agreed. The contest returned when Copa America champions Argentina defeated Euro 1992 winners Denmark 5-4 on penalties - but the competition was then sidelined. In 2022, it relaunched as the Finalissima. The inaugural Women's Finalissima being played the following year."
The Finalissima is a football match played between the latest winners of the Copa America and the European Championship and is organised by Conmebol and UEFA. The men's match between Spain and Argentina will take place on Friday 27 March 2026 at 18:00 GMT at Lusail Stadium in Qatar. Argentina are defending champions after beating Italy 3-0 at Wembley in 2022. The competition was previously staged as the European/South American Nations Cup with matches in 1985 and 1993 before being discontinued and later relaunched in 2022. The Finalissima is a one-off 90-minute match with no extra time, proceeding straight to penalties if level. VAR, goal-line technology and semi-automated offside systems will be used.
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