India, July 18 -- Defending champions Argentina and Spain are ready to take on each other for the 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy on Sunday night. A team winning the prestigious trophy back-to-back has happened only twice before, and Lionel Messi's Argentina can't be the third if they can overcome Lamine Yamal's Spain.

Italy and Brazil are the only teams to date to have won back-to-back World Cups. The Italians did it in 1934 and 1938, while Brazil did it in 1958 and 1962. There is an interesting piece of trivia that will discourage Argentina fans a lot. In 1986, they reached the final and beat West Germany to claim the trophy. In 1990, they again reached the final; however, this time they were beaten 1-0 by the same team. A win in the first ...