This World Cup, the first to feature 48 teams, had an average of 2.96 goals per game, making it the most prolific since 1970. Spain scored only 14 times in eight games, but they take the trophy home after silencing Lionel Messi and defeating a disappointing Argentina 1-0 at the end of extra time at the MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

A month ago, when the World Cup got underway, Spain were among the favourites, though barely anyone was talking about them. Most of the pre-tournament chatter centred on France's…

Spain reclaimed the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 16 years after Ferran Torres struck in extra time to give the European champions a hard-fought 1-0...

Spain have won their second FIFA World Cup title after Ferran Torres struck a late extra-time winner to break Argentina’s resistance in a dramatic final. Lionel Messi’s 10-man…

Spain won the World Cup by defeating Argentina after finally breaking a scoreless tie with an extra-time goal.

Spain were crowned World Cup champions for the second time in their history after defeating defending champions Argentina 1-0 in extra time at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.…

World Cup 2026 Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time at MetLife as Ferran Torres struck in the 106th minute to win a second world title.

Ferran Torres scores only goal of a game in which defending champions did not create a chance in more than 90 minutes.

Who won the World Cup? Spain. Just like they were supposed to after a dominant performance the entire tournament, and especially against Argentina.

Spain ended Lionel Messi's glorious World Cup career in heartbreak at the age of 39. | Football News

EAST RUTHERFORD, United States: Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni admitted Spain were the better team following his team’s 1-0 extra-time defeat in the 2026 World Cup final on…

The European champions controlled the contest against their South American equivalents, before Spanish sub Ferran Torres hammered home a goal in extra time.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.: 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…

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 ended…

Spain took home the World Cup trophy after a 1-0 win over Argentina in extra time in the final. The tournament began on June 11.

Spain 1-0 AET Argentina: Ferran Torres finally buried the 10 men of Argentina in extra-time after a turgid display from Lionel Messi and his teammates in New York

Ferran Torres scored in extra time as Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup, ending Lionel Messi's title defense and lifting a second world crown.

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Spain reclaimed football's biggest prize on Sunday, defeating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in a tense World Cup final.

For years, Spanish football has been synonymous with control - of the ball, of space, of tempo. On Sunday night at New York New Jersey Stadium, Spain produced perhaps the ultimate…

EAST RUTHERFORD (United States), July 20 — Ferran Torres scored a dramatic extra-time winner as Spain defeated holders Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup on Sunday and shatter...