{"id":253600,"date":"2026-07-18T23:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/spain-forced-to-cancel-final-training-session-ahead-of-fifa-world-cup-final-against-argentina\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T23:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:17:17","slug":"spain-forced-to-cancel-final-training-session-ahead-of-fifa-world-cup-final-against-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/spain-forced-to-cancel-final-training-session-ahead-of-fifa-world-cup-final-against-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain forced to cancel final training session ahead of FIFA World Cup final against Argentina\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5193441\" data-slug-id=\"2810154\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/spain-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Spain<\/a>&#8216;s final training session ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final with Argentina in New Jersey on Sunday (July 19) got cancelled due to inclement weather.<\/p>\n<p>La Roja &#8211; who have had an extra day to prepare for the big game &#8211; saw their Saturday morning session get called off due to lightning strikes in the region. The Albiceleste&#8217;s session &#8211; held around five miles away in Morristown &#8211; also got affected, starting 45 minutes late before it commenced at 12:45 pm local time.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>However, Spain weren&#8217;t so lucky, as their session in Whippany, New Jersey, due to begin at 11 a.m. local time, didn&#8217;t start, with reporters arriving at the venue asked to move inside the building. Forty minutes later, FIFA officials informed assembled reporters that the training session was cancelled, as per The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>As per lightning protocol observed during the entire tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico, with training getting postponed whenever lightning is reported within an 8-mile radius. The situation is checked every 30 minutes before the go-ahead is given.<\/p>\n<p>Extreme heat and poor air quality due to Canadian wildfires has plagued the New Jersey region this week, but conditions are expected to improve for the final on Sunday, which starts at 3 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Spain seek second FIFA World Cup title at expense of holders Argentina<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/5f30c-17844026151104-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/5f30c-17844026151104-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/5f30c-17844026151104-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/5f30c-17844026151104-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/5f30c-17844026151104-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/5f30c-17844026151104-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/5f30c-17844026151104-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/5f30c-17844026151104-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/5f30c-17844026151104-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"FIFA World Cup Trophy in New York City Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 Final - Source: Getty\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/5f30c-17844026151104-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>FIFA World Cup Trophy in New York City Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 Final &#8211; Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spain seek to become the seventh different team to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/fifa-world-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> twice when they lock horns with holders Argentina in the final at the New York New Jersey stadum in East Rutherford on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>La Roja became the eighth different nation to win the coveted competition when they beat the Netherlands 1-0 in extra time in the 2010 title match in Johannesburg. Sixteen years later, they&#8217;re back in the World Cup final &#8211; as European champions &#8211; hoping to become the first team to complete the European Championship-World Cup double twice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/argentina-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">The Albiceleste<\/a>, meanwhile, are seeking to join an exclusive group of teams to successfully defend their World Cup title. No defending champion since Brazil (1962) have gone back-to-back in the competition, with Italy (1934-38) the only team to accomplish the feat.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Scaloni&#8217;s Argentina are riding a record 13-game winning streak in the competition, bettering Brazil&#8217;s previous mark of 10 set in 2006 in Germany.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Bhargav<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/news-spain-forced-cancel-final-training-session-ahead-fifa-world-cup-final-argentina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain&#8216;s final training session ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final with Argentina in New Jersey on Sunday (July 19) got cancelled due to inclement weather. 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