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The 2026 season

17 belt games · 4 title changes

Chile carried the belt into the 2026 season. It changed hands 4 times among 5 nations, and Spain hold it. Most defenses: Spain, 12.

Who held it, in order

ChileNew ZealandHaitiPeruSpain

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
1,048Mar 27, 2026Chile beat Cape Verde 4–2 (FIFA Series)Defense
1,049Mar 30, 2026New Zealand beat Chile 4–1 (FIFA Series)Title change
1,050Jun 2, 2026Haiti beat New Zealand 4–0 (Friendly)Title change
1,051Jun 5, 2026Peru beat Haiti 2–1 (Friendly)Title change
1,052Jun 8, 2026Spain beat Peru 3–1 (Friendly)Title change
1,053Jun 15, 2026Spain and Cape Verde tied 0–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupTie · defense
1,054Jun 21, 2026Spain beat Saudi Arabia 4–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupDefense
1,055Jun 26, 2026Spain beat Uruguay 1–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupDefense
1,056Jul 2, 2026Spain beat Austria 3–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupDefense
1,057Jul 6, 2026Spain beat Portugal 1–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupDefense
1,058Jul 10, 2026Spain beat Belgium 2–1 (FIFA World Cup) World cupDefense
1,059Jul 14, 2026Spain beat France 2–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupDefense
1,060Jul 19, 2026Spain beat Argentina 1–0 (FIFA World Cup) World cupDefense
1,061Sep 26, 2026Spain beat England 3–2 (UEFA Nations League)Defense
1,062Sep 29, 2026Spain beat Croatia 4–1 (UEFA Nations League)Defense
1,063Oct 3, 2026Spain beat Czech Republic 3–1 (UEFA Nations League)Defense
1,064Oct 6, 2026Spain beat Croatia 2–1 (UEFA Nations League)Defense

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