World Cup live updates: Spain and Argentina locked at 0
Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win the 2026 World Cup. Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal after a tense, goalless match that saw Argentina reduced to ten men.
Why it matters
The World Cup is the most-watched sporting event globally, and this result marks a significant shift in international football dominance.
Spain captain Rodri lifts the FIFA World Cup aloft after receiving the trophy from US president Donald Trump. ( Getty Images: Justin Setterfield )
Link copied Share Share article Spain has beaten Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup, with Ferran Torres coming off the bench to score the winner in extra time against 10-man Argentina.
Torres's goal came at the start of the second period of extra time, after a furiously tense final at the New York/New Jersey stadium in Meadowlands ended goalless after 90 minutes.
The win gives Spain its second men's World Cup title, echoing the extra-time goal by Andrés Iniesta in 2010 that led to its first title.
And it is impossible to say the European champion didn't deserve it.
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