Spain won the World Cup

On July 19, the Spanish national team defeated the Argentine team in the final match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and won the main trophy of the tournament for the second time in history.

The match took place on Sunday in New York and ended with a 1-0 score in favor of the Spaniards in extra time. Ferran Torres scored the only goal in the 106th minute after a pass from Niko Williams.

For Spain, this is the second victory at the world championships — the Red Fury won its first gold in 2010. In terms of the number of titles, the Spaniards equaled France and Uruguay (two championships each). Brazil remains the record holder (five wins), followed by Italy and Germany (four each), as well as Argentina (three).

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Argentina and Spain will compete not only for the World Cup, but also for a place in the history of world football.

The national teams of Argentina and Spain failed to score a single goal during the first half of the final match of the World Cup, thereby setting the anti-record of the tournament for such games. In the second half, the teams also failed to open an account.