Match reportBarcelona's eight players crowned Spain world championsBarcelona's eight World Cup winners delivered Spain's second title with Ferran Torres' 106th-minute goal and Pau Cubarsí's 96% passing accuracy. Events
First half
- 41' Yellow card: Lisandro Martínez
- 44' Substitution: Lisandro MartínezNicolás Otamendi
- 45' Substitution: Nicolás Iván GonzalezLeandro Paredes
Second half
- 52' Yellow card: Leandro Paredes
- 58' Substitution: Gonzalo MontielNahuel Molina
- Substitution: Mikel OyarzabalFerrán Torres 62'
- Substitution: Fabián RuizPedri 62'
- 70' Substitution: Cristian RomeroFacundo Medina
- 70' Substitution: Rodrigo De PaulGiuliano Simeone Baldini
- Substitution: Alejandro Baena RodríguezNico Williams 75'
- Substitution: Daniel Olmo CarvajalMikel Merino 75'
- 82' Yellow card: Enzo Fernández
- 90+2' Yellow card: Cristian Romero
Extra time
- Substitution: Rodrigo Hernandez CascanteMartín Zubimendi 99'
- Substitution: Aymeric LaporteEric García 99'
- 102' Substitution: Julián ÁlvarezMarcos Senesi
- 104' Yellow card: Lionel Sebastián Scaloni
- Goal: Ferrán Torres assist: Nico Williams 1-0 106'
- 111' Yellow card: Alexis Mac Allister
- 120+6' Red card: Leandro Paredes
Stats
SpainArgentina
- 65% Possession 35%
- 20 Shots 2
- 12 On target 0
- 9 Corners 4
- 21 Fouls 25
All stats
- 852 Passes 463
- 0 Saves 11
- 4 Offsides 1
- 0 Yellow cards 5
- 0 Red cards 2
Player of the match
EME. Martínez
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Spain's teenagers claim World Cup with possession mastery Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win the World Cup, led by 19-year-olds Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí as possession football dominated the final. -
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Gary Neville saw Spain's World Cup win as a victory for possession Spain vs Argentina World Cup final ended after extra time as Ferran Torres won it, and Gary Neville called it a victory for possession football. -
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Spain edge Argentina in extra time as Rodri leads a final they did not control Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the World Cup final as Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute after Enzo Fernández's red card. -
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Toni Kroos's 'Football won' verdict after Spain's World Cup final win over Argentina Toni Kroos's blunt 'Football won' reaction sums up Spain's extra-time World Cup final win over Argentina, a match defined by control and cards. -
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Argentina World Cup final handshake snub overshadows Spain's win Cristian Romero and Lisandro Martínez's Trump handshake snub dominated Spain's 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina, while Lionel Scaloni hinted at uncertainty. -
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Spain's World Cup final win over Argentina was built on Rodri's control Spain controlled the World Cup final, beating Argentina 1-0 as Rodri made 106 passes and Messi was kept quiet in a one-sided contest. -
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Donald Trump lingers on Spain's World Cup final podium after extra-time win Donald Trump lingered on the World Cup final podium as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra-time, with Ferran Torres scoring in the 106th minute. -
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Trump booed as Spain beat Argentina in World Cup final Trump was booed in New Jersey as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra-time in a World Cup final shaped by the ceremony and late red cards. -
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Spain beat Argentina in a World Cup final that turned messy fast Trump was booed in New Jersey as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra-time in a chaotic World Cup final decided by Ferran Torres in the 106th minute. -
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Spain vs Argentina World Cup final: Rodri and Torres settle it in extra time Rodri led Spain's ratings and Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win the World Cup final. -
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Spain win World Cup 2026 after extra-time winner Ferran Torres scored in extra time as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup final, which also ended with a red card and post-whistle chaos. -
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Spain vs Argentina: Torres wins it in extra time Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute as Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time, with 20 shots to 2 and Enzo Fernández sent off. -
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Spain player ratings vs Argentina: Rodri and Pau Cubarsí set the standard Spain's ratings tell the story of a 1-0 extra-time World Cup final win over Argentina, with Rodri, Cubarsí and Nico Williams standing out. -
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Chris Sutton backs Spain strongly in World Cup final preview vs Argentina Chris Sutton backs Spain for the World Cup final, saying Argentina are not outstanding and Spain have not trailed in seven games. -
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Lionel Scaloni says Argentina were put at a disadvantage before World Cup final Lionel Scaloni says Argentina were rushed into a strange final-day training session before the World Cup final against Spain. -
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Spain's final training cancelled as storms batter New Jersey Spain's final World Cup preparation disrupted as thunderstorms force training cancellation in New Jersey. Argentina managed to train despite weather delays. -
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Spain vs Argentina set up as a discipline test Laporte warned Argentina like to leave a mark on opponents, while Deco praised Lionel Messi before Spain vs Argentina. -
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Spain vs Argentina: Yamal and Porro fitness watch Spain's World Cup final build-up is shaped by Lamine Yamal and Pedro Porro fitness concerns, while Fabian Ruiz appears to have the edge over Pedri. -
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Lamine Yamal injury update puts Spain's World Cup final build-up on alert Lamine Yamal missed training and wore thigh strapping ahead of the World Cup final, while FIFA also discussed wildfire-smoke concerns and Trump's
Lineups & ratings
Spain
4-1-2-3 Coach Luis de la Fuente
16 ↓99'
8 ↓62'
14 ↓99'
10 ↓75'
23
Simón
21 ↓62'
24
12
15 ↓75'
19
22
- 7 Ferran Torres for Mikel Oyarzabal
- 20 Pedri for Fabián Ruiz
- 6 Mikel Merino for Daniel Olmo Carvajal
- 17 Nico Williams for Alejandro Baena Rodríguez
- 4 Eric García for Aymeric Laporte
- 18 Martín Zubimendi for Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante
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- 2
- 3
- 5
- 9 Gavi
- 11
- 13
- 25
- 26
Argentina
4-4-2 Coach L. Scaloni
10
6 ↓44'
4 ↓58'
7 ↓70'
24
9 ↓102'
20
23
15 ↓45'
13 ↓70'
- 19 N. Otamendi for Lisandro Martínez
- 5 L. Paredes for Nicolás Iván Gonzalez
- 26 N. Molina for Gonzalo Montiel
- 17 G. Simeone for Rodrigo De Paul
- 25 F. Medina for Cristian Romero
- 2 M. Senesi for Julián Álvarez
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- 8
- 11
- 12
- 14
- 16
- 18
- 21
- 22
Bench · Spain
- 7 Ferran Torres for Mikel Oyarzabal
- 20 Pedri for Fabián Ruiz
- 6 Mikel Merino for Daniel Olmo Carvajal
- 17 Nico Williams for Alejandro Baena Rodríguez
- 4 Eric García for Aymeric Laporte
- 18 Martín Zubimendi for Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante
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- 2
- 3
- 5
- 9 Gavi
- 11
- 13
- 25
- 26
Bench · Argentina
- 19 N. Otamendi for Lisandro Martínez
- 5 L. Paredes for Nicolás Iván Gonzalez
- 26 N. Molina for Gonzalo Montiel
- 17 G. Simeone for Rodrigo De Paul
- 25 F. Medina for Cristian Romero
- 2 M. Senesi for Julián Álvarez
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- 8
- 11
- 12
- 14
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- 18
- 21
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