Spain Crowned Champions After Defeating Argentina in the 2026 World Cup Final

In the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, Spain defeated Argentina 2-0 in extra time to win the championship in the match played at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in the United States. In the tough struggle where normal time ended 0-0, Spain declared its historic victory with the goals it scored in the extra time minutes. With this result, Spain won the second World Cup crown in its history after its first championship in 2010.

The fate of the match changed in the last minutes of normal time when Argentina's midfielder Enzo Fernandez was sent off after receiving a second yellow card. Down to 10 men, Argentina could not withstand Spain's superior passing game in the extra time periods. Ferran Torres's goal in the 106th minute and the subsequent second goal ensured that Spain took the trophy to its museum.

This final match also went down in football history as the 39-year-old Argentine legend Lionel Messi and the 19-year-old Spanish prodigy Lamine Yamal faced each other on the same pitch. In what is likely Messi's last World Cup, Argentina accepting second place provided a scene of great joy for the Spanish players.