Spain has once again become the king of the football world. Spain has won the title for the second time by defeating defending champion Argentina in the final of FIFA World Cup 2026. In this final which lasted for 120 minutes, Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 on the basis of the only goal of Ferran Torres, who came as a substitute. Torres scored this goal in the 106th minute of the match, to which Argentina had no answer.
From the very beginning, Spain was considered to have the upper hand in this final compared to Argentina. The reason for this was the team’s strong defense and very dynamic young attack. Whereas in the last 2 matches, the Argentine team had changed the course of the game in the last minutes and converted the defeat into victory. But it was not going to be easy against Spain and this was seen in the entire 120 minutes of play.
Spain’s dominance in this match was so much that by the end of 90 minutes and then the first half of extra time, it had fired 19 shots on Argentina’s goal, out of which 10 were on target. However, she could not score any goal, while one goal was canceled due to foul. But as soon as the first minute of the second half of extra time started, Ferran Torres fired a thunderous shot with his left foot, which went straight into the goal and Spain took a 1-0 lead. This was Spain’s 20th shot in the match.
On the other hand, Lionel Messi’s magic was also not seen in this match and its effect was visible on Argentina’s performance. Until Spain scored, Argentina had not taken a single shot on Spain’s goal in the entire match and this failure cost them dearly. In the last minutes, Argentina got some chances and attacked the goal three times but all three times the shots were not on target. This was the essence of this entire match.
With this, Argentina’s dream of winning the title for the second consecutive time and for the fourth time in total was shattered, while Messi’s dream of retiring with another World Cup trophy also remained unfulfilled. Spain won this trophy for the second time. Coincidentally, the last time Spain lifted this trophy in 2010, the only goal of the match was scored in extra time, making Spain the champion. Also at that time the team had won the Euro Cup 2 years before winning the World Cup. This time also the team became champion in extra time, whereas only 2 years ago in 2024 the team had won the Euro Cup.
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