Spain became the world champion for the second time by defeating Argentina in the final

 

Messi's magic did not work, Spain became the world champion for the second time by defeating Argentina in the final

New York: Spain defeated defending champion Argentina 0-1 in the final of the FIFA World Cup 2026 to win the World Cup for the second time.

At the beginning of the first half of the decisive match played in New York, the Spanish team dominated, making several attacks on the defending champion team's goal but could not take the lead.

Spain's defense was so strong in this half that Argentina did not get a single chance to shoot at the opponent's goal. The match was tied without a goal at the break.

The same situation continued in the second half. The referee showed Argentina's Fernandes a red card and sent him off the field for fouling a Spanish player before the end of the scheduled time of the game, after which the Argentine team had to play with 10 men for the rest of the time.

The Argentine team could not even get a shot on Spain's goal in this half. The regular time of the game ended without a goal.

The match remained goalless in the first half of extra time, then came the second and decisive half of extra time, in which Spanish player Feren Torres got a chance to score at the beginning, which he did not waste.

After going into a deficit, the Argentine players tried hard to score, but they could not succeed.

Thus, the defending champion team could not retain the title as a result of a 1-0 defeat and the Spanish team became the champion for the second time after 16 years.

US President Donald Trump gave the trophy to the world football champion Spain and awards to the players.

Final awards

Messi's magic did not work, Spain became the world football champion for the second time by defeating Argentina in the final

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Spain's Paul Cobarsi was awarded the Young Player of the Tournament award, while Spain's Unai Simon won the best goalkeeper award.

Spain's captain and midfielder Rodri won the 'Golden Ball' award for the best player of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Messi finished second and won the Silver Ball.

France team star footballer Mbappe won the Golden Boot award. He became the first player to win this award twice.

Mbappe scored the most goals in the tournament with 10. Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored 8 goals.

Spain becomes first country to win men's and women's world titles at the same time

Spain, who defeated defending champions Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final, achieved a unique honor.

Spain became the first country to win men's and women's world titles at the same time in football.

Spain also won the Women's World Cup in 2023.

No team could take the lead against Spain in the 2026 World Cup

Spain became the first team to win the title by conceding only one goal in the entire tournament.

Only one goal was scored against Spain in the World Cup. No team could take the lead against Spain in 8 matches.

Argentina's most unpopular record

In the FIFA World Cup final against Spain, the Argentine team could not shoot a single shot on goal in 90 minutes.

Spain had a total of 15 shots on goal in 90 minutes, including 9 shots on target.

With this, Argentina became the first team to not have a single shot on goal in 90 minutes of a World Cup final.