Scaloni to face former mentor De la Fuente in Argentina-Spain FIFA World Cup final

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni will face Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente, his former mentor, in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final. Scaloni studied under De la Fuente at the Spanish Football Association's coaching academy in Las Rozas in 2017 after retiring as a player. Notably, Scaloni's wife is Spanish, and their children were born in Spain.