EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ferran Torres' first goal of this year's World Cup was the goal of his life, and it put Spain back atop the soccer world.
Denying Lionel Messi a second straight title in what he has indicated would be his final World Cup match, Torres came off the bench and scored in the 106th minute and Spain — in a match it simply dominated — ended Argentina's reign with a 1-0 win on Sunday.
Torres pounced on a bouncing ball in the box and used his left foot to bury a shot just under the crossbar and into the back of the net.
"It was a goal scored by 47 million people," Torres said, referring to Spain's population.
Maybe not by them — but certainly for them.
