FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 CHAMPIONS SPAIN

FINAL: Spain 1-0 Argentina (AET)

Date: Sunday, July 19, 2026

Venue: MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey

Winner: Spain - 2nd World Cup title after 2010 . 

How the goal happened

106th minute of extra time: Ferran Torres scored the winner

Assist: Nico Williams headed a cross back to Torres, who volleyed it into the roof of the net

Spain had been knocking the whole game: 20 shots to Argentina’s 2, 12 shots on target

Emiliano Martinez made 11 saves for Argentina, a World Cup final record . 

Match key points

0-0 after 90 minutes - cagey, tense final

Argentina went down to 10 men - Enzo Fernandez got a second yellow before extra time

Dominance: Spain outshot Argentina 20-2 and had 20 attempts on goal

Rodri lifted the trophy as captain . 

Spain’s Road to the Final

Group Stage: Beat Saudi Arabia 4-0. Lamine Yamal scored, joining Pele as 2nd youngest to score opening goal

Round of 32: Beat Austria 3-0. Mikel Oyarzabal brace, Pedro Porro goal

Semifinal: Beat France 2-0 in Dallas

Oyarzabal penalty 23'

Pedro Porro 58'

Spain "choked the life" out of France’s attack

Final: Beat Argentina 1-0 AET . 

Records & Stats

Fewest goals conceded by a World Cup winner: Just 1 goal in 8 games

Unbeaten run: 38 matches in all competitions - longest for any European/South American team

Coach: Luis de la Fuente called the team a "family"

Heroes: Ferran Torres - "For 2010 and Andres Iniesta, now add 2026 and Torres" . 

Vibes from the day

Sportsmanship: Lamine Yamal hugged Messi after the game

Crowd: 80,663 at MetLife. Argentina fans outnumbered Spain

A-list: Trump, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Drake, Timothee Chalamet were there

Halftime: Post Malone, Robbie Williams, Nicole Scherzinger, iShowSpeed .