Argentina vs Spain Live Score, FIFA World Cup Final: Spain have had the best chances of the first half against Argentina. (Photo: AP)

The FIFA World Cup final between defending champions Argentina and Spain in the New York New Jersey Stadium (also known as the Metlife Stadium) on Sunday night is goalless after 55 minutes. In between the two halves, we have the first-ever half-time show where Shakira, Justin Bieber, Madonna and BTS have performed. The game, which had a delayed start of six minutes, has seen Spain hogging the ball, but not being able to unlock the final touch. There have been plenty of fouls being committed in the first half. In the first 15 minutes of the game, Lionel Messi touched the ball once, that too during kick-off.

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