Overview
- Ferran Torres scored 37 seconds into the second period of extra time to give Spain a 1-0 victory over defending champions Argentina.
- Enzo Fernández received a second yellow late in normal time and was sent off, reducing Argentina to 10 players before extra time.
- Spain controlled the match for long spells, finishing regulation with far more shots and corners while Argentina relied on goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez’s many saves.
- Lionel Messi finished the tournament with eight goals and four assists but could not lead Argentina to back-to-back World Cups.
- The win is Spain’s second World Cup title, completes a run of recent major-tournament success and makes them the only country holding both the men’s and women’s world crowns at the same time.