It's all over, and we have a champion. Spain beat Argentina to win the World Cup, and England won a stunning ten-goal bronze thriller against France. Here's the full recap of the final two games of the tournament.

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Spain 1-0 Argentina: champions of the world

Spain are champions of the world. In a tense final in New York, settled in extra time, Ferrán Torres struck the only goal on 106 minutes, teed up by Nico Williams. Argentina had Leandro Paredes sent off deep in stoppage time. Spain's fortress, barely breached all tournament, held to the very end. It completes a rare European Championship and World Cup double, and confirms Luis de la Fuente's unbeaten side as the dominant team in world football.

Full story: Ferrán Torres wins it in extra time

Ferrán Torres, the unlikely hero

Every final needs a hero, and this one belongs to Ferrán Torres. Not the biggest name in Spain's star-studded side, but the man who stepped up when it mattered most. Deep into extra time, with the final on a knife-edge, Nico Williams broke clear and squared it, and Torres did the rest. One swing of the boot, and Spain were champions. It spoke to Spain's greatest strength: a squad so deep that a player like Torres can decide a World Cup final.

Messi's dream ends

For Argentina and Lionel Messi, heartbreak. The reigning champions came up just short of back-to-back titles, undone by the one team no side could break down. Held goalless, and reduced to ten men late on, their dream slipped away in the final act. In what is surely his final World Cup, Messi bows out a defeated finalist this time, rather than the champion of four years ago. But his place in the game's history was long ago secure.

England 6-4 France: the bronze thriller

The game nobody wanted became the game of the tournament. England beat France six-four in Miami, in a breathless ten-goal classic. England raced into a four-nil lead through Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and a Bukayo Saka double, before France roared back through Kylian Mbappé and Bradley Barcola to make it four-three. Saka completed his hat-trick from the spot, and late goals sealed it. Saka earned a perfect ten. Thomas Tuchel had rested Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, and still England scored six.

Full story: Saka and Mbappé own the chaos in a 10-goal thriller

Bronze, and a Golden Boot

For England, the bronze medal means more than it might sound: it is their best World Cup finish since they won it in 1966. And there was history for Kylian Mbappé. His goals sealed the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer, making him the first male player ever to win it at two different World Cups.

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