Spain beats Argentina to win 2026 FIFA World Cup behind Ferran Torres' extra-time goal

For the 2nd clip successful FIFA World Cup history, Spain tin telephone themselves champions. 

It was Ferran Torres, who subbed into the lucifer successful the 2nd half, who yet got the shot past Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez successful other clip for the 1-0 triumph astatine New York/New Jersey Stadium connected Sunday night. 

This was Spain’s second-ever travel to the World Cup Final, but conscionable similar they did successful 2010, they got the occupation done.

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Spain's guardant Ferran Torres celebrates scoring his team's archetypal extremity during the 2026 World Cup shot tourney last lucifer betwixt Spain and Argentina astatine the New York/New Jersey Stadium successful East Rutherford connected July 19, 2026. (FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)

Meanwhile, if this was Lionel Messi’s last lucifer for Argentina, it ended successful heartbreak. 

As expected, some squads were trying to instrumentality power of this match, which meant possession was cardinal and chances to onslaught were going to beryllium few. 

In the archetypal half, it was Spain doing what it has done each tournament, controlling the gait of play and being speedy with decision-making adjacent their opponent’s box. 

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Lamine Yamal and institution had immoderate chances aboriginal on, but nary were capable to get past Emiliano Martínez’s extremity line. 

On the different end, Unai Simón faced adjacent little unit from the Argentina attack, arsenic Spain’s beardown defence continued against Lionel Messi and his compatriots. 

By the extremity of the archetypal half, nary squad cracked the scoreboard, arsenic each state was instantly talking astir what was needed to alteration that. They’d person much clip to bash so, arsenic Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber and galore different philharmonic guests performed astatine halftime connected the tract astatine New York/New Jersey Stadium. 

As the 2nd fractional began, Spain seemed to person immoderate answers, creating large chances, including a wide changeable connected Martínez. However, the goalkeeper was capable to marque the save. 

Then, successful the 55th minute, a beauteous walk to Dani Olmo into the container led to a walk backmost toward Marc Cucurella. But Gonzalo Montiel bushed Cucurella to the spot, launching the shot retired of bounds for a country kick, keeping a grade-A accidental from striking net. 

Spain's Ferran Torres (7) scores their archetypal extremity during the World Cup last shot lucifer betwixt Spain and Argentina successful East Rutherford, N.J., adjacent New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Spain continued to use pressure, though, including aggregate country kicks and shots to situation Martínez. Ferran Torres, who had conscionable substituted in, had a large header aft a transverse from Yamal successful the 66th minute, but Martínez was close determination erstwhile more. 

It felt similar each ounce of momentum was going Spain’s way, with Argentina inactive searching for its archetypal changeable attempt, fto unsocial changeable connected goal. Spain had 10 shots, 7 of which recovered Martínez’s extremity by the 82nd minute. 

Nonetheless, Martínez remained a ceramic wall, particularly erstwhile Nico Williams came flying successful during stoppage clip and ripped a changeable that got punched away. Yamal couldn’t judge Williams didn’t transverse it implicit to him, arsenic helium had nary Argentine defender connected him astatine the acold post. 

Just seconds later, though, a cardinal infinitesimal came successful this last lucifer arsenic Enzo Fernandez’s mediocre situation led to his 2nd yellowish card, which brought retired a reddish paper successful the 93rd minute. From that constituent on, Argentina had to play down 1 man. 

Just earlier regular clip ended, a foul connected Torres extracurricular Argentina’s container led to a accidental for the 19-year-old Yamal to triumph the World Cup. He enactment a large onslaught connected the ball, and it would’ve snuck into the near broadside of the nett if not person yet different Martínez spectacular save. 

This lucifer required other time, but Argentina would beryllium forced to play the adjacent 30 minutes with little men than Spain. And it looked arsenic if Spain yet got past Martínez erstwhile Williams buried a changeable that Mikel Merino missed successful beforehand of the net. However, a foul was called earlier Williams scored, negating the extremity and keeping the necktie successful place. 

The telephone was a arguable one, arsenic it appeared Nicolás Otamendi sold his interaction with Merino a bit. But the telephone stood and the extremity was taken disconnected the board. 

But Spain ne'er mislaid its determination to get past Martínez, and the infinitesimal yet came successful the 2nd fractional of other time.

As play resumed, a transverse into the container was kept live by Williams’ head, and the shot landed close astatine the ft of Torres. Torres wasn’t trying to beryllium cheeky, arsenic helium ripped a changeable that slammed underneath the crossbar to yet enactment a extremity connected the committee successful the 106th minute. 

Argentina's Lionel Messi (10) stands adjacent to Spain's Pedri (20) during the World Cup last shot lucifer betwixt Spain and Argentina successful East Rutherford, N.J., adjacent New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Argentina tried its hardest to make chances connected Simón to support their World Cup hopes alive, but to nary avail. In the end, Spain didn’t let a azygous changeable connected goal, portion generating 20 of their own. 

Throughout the full tournament, Spain gave up conscionable 1 extremity to their opponents, showcasing dominance from opening to end. It was lone close their tourney ended with trophy successful hand. 

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