Method over madness: How Spain's collective brilliance conquered the world

It was the kind of Ferrandipity Spain perhaps needed in the end to reclaim their world. When the denouement arrived, the camera slowly turned observational, staying close to a few central characters and showing how they tried to fit into the sense of eventuality. Against the sunny backdrop of a giant New Jersey stadium, a parable of disparate parts took shape, blurring the line of connections between present and past.Nico Williams headed Pedro Porro’s cross back into the middle of the box and Ferran Torres drove home Spain’s march to the summit with a rasping left-footer in the 106th minute, 16 years after Andres Iniesta’s coup de grace with another extra-time winner announced their arrival on the world’s stage.