Spain, Argentina Announce Final Lineups With Key Midfield Changes for Argentina

Spain will begin the final against Argentina with an unchanged starting lineup from their semifinal victory over France. This means Barcelona midfielder Pedri, a starter earlier in the tournament, will again be on the bench, with Fabián Ruiz taking his place in the midfield.

Argentina's coach, Lionel Scaloni, has opted for three alterations to his team's starting eleven. Rodrigo de Paul and Nicolás González will feature in midfield, replacing Leandro Paredes and Giuliano Simeone. Additionally, Gonzalo Montiel steps in at right-back for Nahuel Molina.

The full lineups are as follows: Spain: Unai Simón – Pedro Porro – Pau Cubarsí – Aymeric Laporte – Marc Cucurella – Rodri – Fabián Ruiz – Dani Olmo – Lamine Yamal – Mikel Oyarzabal – Álex Baena. Argentina: Emiliano Martínez – Gonzalo Montiel – Cristian Romero – Lisandro Martínez – Nicolás Tagliafico – Rodrigo de Paul – Enzo Fernández – Alexis Mac Allister – Nicolás González – Lionel Messi – Julián Álvarez.