Today’s World Cup final in New Jersey between Spain and Argentina is a star-studded encounter — but how much do you know about each squad’s players?Which Spain player, for instance, doesn’t believe in the benefits of suncream? Who has promised to get a tattoo of their team’s coach if they lift the trophy? And which star is named after a famous U.S. singer?Here, our writers have compiled a fact you may not know about each of the 52 players in the finalists’ squads.World Cup Best Moments & Final PreviewSpainGoalkeepersUnai SimonSimon is a chess addict who regularly plays against his Spain team-mates, including Dani Olmo. Simon told Spanish channel RTVE he was “100 per cent” the best chess player in the squad — which is disputed by Olmo.David Raya Raya may now be a Premier League champion with Arsenal but at 19 he was playing for Southport in the fifth tier of English football. His career took off after an FA Cup third-round tie against Championship side Derby County in January 2015.David Raya during his Southport days (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)Joan Garcia Garcia is from Sallent, a Catalan village of 7,000 inhabitants and loves the mountains, where he spends much of his free time. He is known for having a cool head and always plays the same two songs when getting off the team bus — Not Afraid by Eminem and Live Your Life by T.I.DefendersPedro PorroPorro is really close to his grandfather. The Spanish FA posted an emotional video showing a video call between the pair after Porro’s first international goal against Austria earlier in the tournament. His grandfather joked he had pushed the ball into the net for the defender.
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Spain facing Argentina means we get to see two star-studded line-ups, but how much do you know about them?











