India, July 19 -- The FIFA World Cup final is less than 24 hours away from its scheduled kickoff at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, where Argentina and Spain will lock horns on Sunday afternoon at 3pm ET.

However, a concern that has loomed over several fixtures throughout the tournament is once again resurfacing as the finale approaches. The weather in New York brought torrential rain, with thunderstorms also sweeping across the city.

While the World Cup final itself does not currently appear to be under threat from the weather conditions that prevailed on Saturday, they did disrupt the final training sessions of both finalists ahead of matchday.

Spain's preparations for the FIFA World Cup final were disrupted after severe thunders...