Soccer-Spain battle past 10-man Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win World Cup

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Final - Spain v Argentina - New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. - July 19, 2026 Spain's Ferran Torres celebrates scoring their first goal with Nico Williams IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/James Lang TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

EAST ⁠RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, July 19 (Reuters) - ⁠Spain needed an extra-time goal by ‌substitute Ferran Torres to edge past10-man defending champions Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup ​on Sunday.

• Torres broke ⁠the deadlock early ⁠in the second half of extra time, ⁠firing ‌home on the rebound to give the European champions ⁠their second World Cup title.

• Argentina were ​down ‌to 10 men when Enzo Fernandez ⁠was dismissed ​with a second booking in second-half stoppage time.

• The Argentines were toothless ⁠in attack and did not ​have a shot on or off target for 115 minutes.

• At 65 years ⁠old, Spain's Luis de la Fuente became the oldest World Cup-winning coach.

• Argentina's 39-year-old captain Lionel Messi became ​only the second player ⁠to feature in three World Cup finals ​and also the ‌oldest outfield player to ​feature in a final.

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Ken Ferris)