World Cup final chaos as major thunderstorm sees Spain’s final training session CANCELLED and Argentina’s delayed

ARGENTINA and Spain’s World Cup final preparations were disrupted yet again – as thunderstorms caused havoc and delayed training. Reigning champions Argentina were due to take to the field at the Red Bulls Performance Center in Morristown, New Jersey at 11.30am local time (4.30pm UK). The reigning world champions had to have their training delayed Thunderstorms were spotted in the area lighting up the sky However, a major thunderstorm hit the area just before their scheduled start time and delayed their training by 45 minutes, but they did eventually get out on the pitch. The brutal thunderstorm lasted around an hour. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Torrential rain, terrifying crashes of thunder and regular lightning strikes meant training was not able to start on time. SunSport understands, as with matches, that teams cannot train until 30 minutes after the last lightning strike. Argentina’s training base for the build-up to the final is approximately 20 miles from the MetLife Stadium. Thankfully, though, the forecast for East Rutherford tomorrow looks good with sunny spells, the smoke clearing and just a one per cent chance of rain. Kick-off is at 3pm local time – 8pm in the UK. Spain suffered the same fate on Saturday, but their training was outright cancelled after an initial delay. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK The Spain national team was due to begin their final training session at 11 a.m. in Whippany, New Jersey, at the former training complex of the New York Red Bulls and soon to be first-ever training facility of NWSL’s Gotham FC. Argentina also had their training in Miami disrupted earlier in the tournament. And their final plans to face Spain were already proving problematic. Lionel Scaloni’s side had their flight from their Kansas City base to New Jersey delayed by weather. And the manager claimed to the media the team had to cut short their training session on Friday to attend the pre-match press conference. Scaloni said on Friday: “We didn’t have that much time to train because we arrived at 11pm on Thursday night. “We had to cut the training session short because we had to come here for the press conference. “So, tomorrow’s training session will be important to talk to them and see how they are feeling, but in theory, everyone is fit.” Argentina did eventually manage to train, but Spain did not Credit: AFP A flood watch warning is in place for Morristown amid the heavy rainfall. AccuWeather reported severe thunderstorms bringing downpours, damaging winds and possibly even a tornado in the afternoon. To make matters worse, there is also a code orange air quality alert in place due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. Comment now