La Roja reign atop the football world once again.
Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a dominant 1-0 win over Argentina on Sunday at New York Stadium.
Ferran Torres rifled a left-footed finish into the back of the net in the second half of extra time that ultimately held up as the winner.
It was Spain’s second-ever World Cup win, with the first coming in the 2010 edition hosted by South Africa.
Spain thoroughly dominated the match, leading 15-0 in shots, 9-0 in shots on target, holding possession for 64 per cent compared to Argentina’s 36 per cent, and completing 91 per cent of its passes to Argentina’s 81 per cent at the conclusion of regulation time.
But still the decisive marker didn’t come until the 106-minute mark, despite many quality scoring chances for the Spanish side.
For a moment, it appeared Nico Williams had finally scored for Spain in extra time, but the referee called a foul on Mikel Merino for stepping Nicolás Otamendi’s foot prior to the goal.
Torres also almost scored in the second half, when Lamine Yamal crossed a well-placed ball into the box, but Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez made a difficult save on a header, stopping Spain’s best opportunity to that point.
Lamal then had another brilliant chance on a set piece at the very end of stoppage time from just outside the box, but Martínez dove to deny the curling left-footed strike.
Tensions rose between the two teams near the start of the second half as midfielder Leandro Paredes got a yellow card, Argentina’s second of the match, for shoving Spanish midfielder Dani Olmo to the turf.
Argentina’s Enzo Fernández was sent off with a red card near the start of stoppage time after going in for a hard tackle on Pau Cubarsí.