New Jersey, July 20 (). Spain won the FIFA World Cup 2026 title by winning 1-0 in the final match against Argentina late on Sunday night (Indian time). Substitute Ferran Torres was the hero of Spain’s victory, scoring the decisive goal in extra time to give the team its second title since 2010.
After a tense and hard-fought 90 minutes at New York New Jersey Stadium ended with no goals, Torres finally broke the deadlock in the 106th minute. This forward player controlled the ball from Nico Williams’ header and then scored a powerful shot with his left foot, bypassing Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. With this, ‘La Roja’ (Spain’s team) won the title by defeating the current champion Argentina 1-0.
Spain maintained possession of the ball for longer periods and created the better chances throughout the final, but Argentina goalkeeper Martínez was in excellent form, repeatedly denying the Spanish team’s attacks. At the same time, Argentina struggled to create clean chances and captain Lionel Messi was largely restricted by Spain’s disciplined defence.
The defending champion suffered a big setback in the stoppage time of normal time. Midfielder Enzo Fernandez was shown a second yellow card, leaving Argentina with 10 players for extra time.
Torres scored the first and only goal of the match in the 106th minute of the match. After this Spain continued to put pressure. Meanwhile, the team thought they had doubled their lead in extra time, but that attempt was declared invalid due to a foul before the goal. However, Luis de la Fuente’s team maintained their composure and easily eliminated Argentina’s reigning world champions in the final moments of the match.
The victory was the culmination of a great tournament for Spain. This team remained unbeaten throughout the tournament and won its second World Cup title after its historic success in 2010. Argentina had won the title in Qatar four years ago in the year 2022, but this time ‘Messi and Company’ missed the title by coming very close.
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