NEW YORK: Ferran Torres scored deep into extra time as Spain beat Argentina to win FIFA World 2026 at the New Jersey Stadium on Monday.
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This marked the Spain’s second FIFA World Cup title, following their triumph in 2010. Meanwhile, Argentina failed to become the first team since 1962 to retain the title.
La Roja’s started the game in dominant fashion, creating multiple chances inside first 10 minutes. Lamine Yamal saw much of the ball down the right flank but was unable to direct any of his effort on target.
Starting line-ups
Spain: Unai Simon; Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri (capt), Fabian Ruiz; Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Alex Baena; Mikel Oyarzabal
Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Nico Gonzalez; Enzo Fernandez; Lionel Messi (capt), Julian Alvarez
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