{"id":771801,"date":"2026-07-19T09:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/771801\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T09:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:21:09","slug":"caitlin-clark-reveals-who-she-wants-to-win-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/771801\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Reveals Who She Wants to Win World Cup Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2285654033.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Caitlin Clark\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA &#8211; JULY 15: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever speaks to the media before the game against the Golden State Valkyries at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 15, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Hickey\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Taking center stage in the sports world on Sunday will undoubtedly be the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina will be looking to repeat as champions after winning the tournament four years ago, while Spain is searching for its first World Cup title since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the matchup, <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/wnba\/indiana-fever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Indiana Fever<\/a> superstar Caitlin Clark was asked about the final and made it clear which team she\u2019ll be rooting for.<\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s Rooting Interest<\/p>\n<p>Clark said she\u2019ll be rooting for Argentina, citing superstar Lionel Messi as the biggest reason why.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m cheering for Argentina,\u201d Clark said. \u201cI want Messi, so I\u2019ll be cheering hard. \u2026 I\u2019ll definitely be cheering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark is cheering on Argentina and Messi in the World Cup final \u26bd\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S9G4M4mlXd\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/S9G4M4mlXd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IndianaFever\/status\/2078626965410480352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where Is the World Cup Final?<\/p>\n<p>The title match will be heldat MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, beginning at 3 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the first World Cup meeting between Argentina and Spain since 1966.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the biggest stars in the sport will be separated by a 20-year age gap in the final. Lionel Messi, 39, is playing in his sixth World Cup, while Spain\u2019s rising superstar Lamine Yamal, who recently turned 19, is making his first World Cup appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019s Favored to Win?<\/p>\n<p>Spain opened the tournament with a draw in its first group-stage match. Since then, however, it has been dominant, carrying a 2-0 semifinal victory over France into the final.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina has had a few rocky moments of its own, but no team has been more resilient throughout the knockout stage.<\/p>\n<p>According to DraftKings Sportsbook, Spain enters the final as a slight favorite at -150, while Argentina sits at +130.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/colesully24\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Sullivan<\/a> Cole Sullivan is a sports journalist for Heavy.com covering the NFL, NBA, college football, and college basketball. A member of the United States Basketball Writers Association, he has written for FanSided, Athlon Sports, The Sporting News, and Newsweek. Sullivan earned an Associate degree from Franklin Pierce University and a Bachelor&#8217;s degree from Lynn University, where he studied Communications and Media Studies with a focus on Sports Journalism. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/colesully24\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Cole Sullivan<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA &#8211; JULY 15: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever speaks to the media before&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":771802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":["post-771801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}