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Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is a unit.
Martínez is having himself quite the World Cup final against Spain. Ahead of extra time between the two sides, Martínez had a blistering 10 saves. Spain had 15 attempts, and Martínez saved 10 of them as he batted away strikes and fell on top of multiple soccer balls, stifling advances.
He added another save, his 11th, just three minutes into extra time. Martínez's 11 saves are the most in a World Cup final. The record for any other tournament game (16) belongs to Tim Howard. Amazingly, Martínez is doing all of this with a broken finger on his right hand.
The 2026 World Cup is the largest ever, and USA TODAY is going all in with reporters on the ground in all 16 host cities across three countries to cover 48 teams vying for the trophy. Get our World Cup: Extra Time newsletter in your inbox every morning and join our WhatsApp channel to get the latest updates right in your texts.
All games are being broadcast in the United States on Fox and FS1. Matches will also be broadcast in Spanish throughout the entirety of the World Cup on Telemundo and streaming on Peacock .
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The World Cup becomes a single-elimination tournament once the knockout stage begins. The 32 remaining teams have been placed into a bracket, and the field will halve itself during each ensuing round of the tournament until a winner is crowned.
The lone exception is that the two semifinal losers will play in a third-place game ahead of the World Cup final.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez has injury scare after setting World Cup final record
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Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is a unit.
Martínez is having himself quite the World Cup final against Spain. Ahead of extra time between the two sides, Martínez had a blistering 10 saves. Spain had 15 attempts, and Martínez saved 10 of them as he batted away strikes and fell on top of multiple soccer balls, stifling advances.
He added another save, his 11th, just three minutes into extra time. Martínez's 11 saves are the most in a World Cup final. The record for any other tournament game (16) belongs to Tim Howard. Amazingly, Martínez is doing all of this with a broken finger on his right hand.
Argentina goalkeeper's saves vs Spain in World Cup final
USA TODAY at the 2026 World Cup
The 2026 World Cup is the largest ever, and USA TODAY is going all in with reporters on the ground in all 16 host cities across three countries to cover 48 teams vying for the trophy. Get our World Cup: Extra Time newsletter in your inbox every morning and join our WhatsApp channel to get the latest updates right in your texts.
All games are being broadcast in the United States on Fox and FS1. Matches will also be broadcast in Spanish throughout the entirety of the World Cup on Telemundo and streaming on Peacock .
Meet Team USA 2026: Get to know the athletes behind the games
World Cup knockout round format
The World Cup becomes a single-elimination tournament once the knockout stage begins. The 32 remaining teams have been placed into a bracket, and the field will halve itself during each ensuing round of the tournament until a winner is crowned.
The lone exception is that the two semifinal losers will play in a third-place game ahead of the World Cup final.
World Cup knockout stage bracket, matchups, schedule
Round of 16
- July 4: France def Paraguay - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
- July 4: Morocco def Canada - Houston
- July 5: Norway def Brazil - East Rutherford
- July 5: England def Mexico - Mexico City
- July 6: Spain def Portugal - Arlington
- July 6: Belgium def USA - Seattle
- July 7: Argentina def Egypt - Atlanta
- July 7: Switzerland def Colombia - Vancouver
Quarterfinals
- July 9: France def Morocco - Foxborough
- July 10: Spain def Belgium - Inglewood
- July 11: England def England - Miami
- July 11: Argentina def Switzerland - Kansas City
Semifinals
- July 14: France vs. Spain - Arlington
- July 15: England vs. Argentina - Atlanta
Final
- July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez has injury scare after setting World Cup final record
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