Soccer-Thunderstorms disrupt Spain and Argentina World Cup final training plans

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Final - Spain Training - Melanie Lane Training Grounds, East Hanover, New Jersey, U.S. - July 18, 2026 Members of the media leave the Melanie Lane Training Grounds as Spain training is cancelled due to the weather REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

EAST HANOVER, ⁠New Jersey, July 18 (Reuters) - Heavy ⁠thunderstorms in the New York ‌and New Jersey areas disrupted the final training sessions of Spain and Argentina ​ahead of Sunday's World ⁠Cup final ⁠on Saturday.

"The Spanish national team's training session ⁠on ‌the pitches at the Melanie Lane Training ⁠Ground in New Jersey has been ​suspended ‌in accordance with the US storm ⁠safety ​protocol," the Spanish federation (RFEF) said in a statement after their practice ⁠at the Melanie Lane ​training ground was cancelled.

"The players are currently taking part in a ⁠warm-up session indoors."

Argentina started training 45 minutes later than scheduled in Morristown, New Jersey.

The final will ​kick off at ⁠1500 local time (1900 GMT) on Sunday.

(Reporting ​by Fernando Kallas ‌and Ayhan Uyanik, writing ​by Julien Pretot in New YorkEditing by Christian Radnedge)