New Jersey: What happened Sunday night at MetLife Stadium will be remembered for years. The final of the FIFA World Cup 2026 remained goalless for 90 minutes. The match went into uneaten time and in the 106th minute, Ferran Torres scored the goal which decided everything. Spain won the World Cup for the second time by defeating Argentina 1-0. Messi's team could not win the second subsequent title.
Why did the goal not come in the first 45 minutes?
Spain had the wittiness from the beginning. They kept attacking, but Argentina's defence stood like a wall. Argentina moreover counterattacked with speed 2-3 times, but Spain's defenders stopped it every time. Just considering of this, the score remained 0-0 till half time.
Spain are #FIFAWorldCup Champions. pic.twitter.com/mWLw5iis2C
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 19, 2026Did Argentina suffer a big wrack-up in the first half?
Argentina moreover got a big wrack-up when Lisandro Martínez got injured just surpassing the end of the first half. He had to leave the field. The mentor brought on Otamendi. And Messi? 2-3 Spanish players kept pursuit him throughout the match. Messi did not get any space to play.
What reverted in the second half?
After the break, both the coaches exchanged cards. Spain sent Torres and Pedri into the field. Argentina brought in Paredes. The match opened. Chances were created, but no one could finish. And then in the 88th minute Enzo Fernandes got a second yellow card. He was out and Argentina had 10 players. That one goal of Torres' uneaten time was going on. Spain was continuously applying pressure. In the 106th minute, a sunny move was made and the wittiness reached Torres. He moved the net with one touch. 1-0. After that Argentina tried, but a comeback with 10 players was not possible. The whistle blew and the Spanish players lay lanugo on the field.
The subclass is complete. #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/QmhRragZ1d
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 19, 2026Why is this victory special?
Spain conceded only 1 goal in the unshortened tournament. Even in the final, he did not let Argentina breathe. After 2010, now the trophy then in 2026. After 16 years, Spain showed that their football is still variegated from the rest of the world.
