Summary
- Back on July 11, 2021, a user going by @actuallyimthe posted a tweet predicting that Argentina would defeat Spain 3-2 in the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Fast forward to this week, and the tweet has come roaring back into relevance after Spain officially booked their spot in the final, setting up a scenario where the old prediction could actually come true.
- Argentina must first get past England, a fixture loaded with its own history and tension, before facing Spain in the final on July 19th at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Back on July 11, 2021, a user going by @actuallyimthe posted a tweet predicting that Argentina would defeat Spain 3-2 in the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. At the time, it was just another random guess buried in the timeline. Nobody paid it much attention. Fast forward to this week, and the tweet has come roaring back into relevance after Spain officially booked their spot in the final, setting up a scenario where the old prediction could actually come true.
Spain sealed their place in Sunday’s final with a commanding 2-0 win over France in the first semifinal, played in Dallas. Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Lamine Yamal was fouled in the box, and Pedro Porro doubled the lead soon after. It marks Spain’s first World Cup final appearance since they lifted the trophy in 2010.
With Argentina now scheduled to face England in the second semifinal on Wednesday, July 15, in Atlanta, the possibility of an Argentina-Spain final is very much alive, and so is the chance that the tweet’s exact scoreline could line up with reality.
Reactions have been pouring in from all corners of the internet. One user wrote, “Anyone here in 2026?” referencing the tweet’s uncanny timing. Another asked, only half-joking, “You tweeted this before world cup 2022, who is your source please?” The mix of disbelief and amusement has helped the tweet rack up thousands of shares and comments within hours of resurfacing.
Of course, for the prediction to hold up, two things still need to happen. Argentina must first get past England, a fixture loaded with its own history and tension, before facing Spain in the final on July 19th at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. If Lionel Messi and company make it through and then edge out Spain by that exact 3-2 margin, a tweet nobody thought twice about in 2021 will suddenly look less like a random guess and more like a genuinely eerie forecast.
For now, football fans are simply enjoying the coincidence, and waiting to see if the internet just witnessed its latest unlikely prophecy.
