Sport · Messi's Farewell · ArchiefSpain Beats Argentina 1-0 to Win 2026 World Cup; Messi's Farewell Ends in DefeatGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Spain are world champions for the second0:02time in their history. In a tense,0:03dramatic World Cup final at MetLife0:05Stadium in New Jersey, La Roja defeated0:07Argentina 1-0 in extra time, a result0:10that delivers Spain's second men's0:12title, and likely brings down the0:13curtain on Lionel Messi's extraordinary0:15international career. The winning moment0:17came in the 106th minute. Substitute0:20Ferran Torres scored off a header from0:21Nico Williams, sending the Spanish bench0:24into pandemonium. Argentina's0:25[clears throat] night got worse when0:26midfielder Enzo Fernández was sent off0:28with a second yellow card in stoppage0:30time. The final whistle Spain's 1-00:33victory before a crowd of 80,663.0:36What makes this victory historic is0:37Spain's defensive dominance. They set a0:40World Cup record with seven clean sheets0:42in a single tournament, conceding just0:44one goal across all eight matches. That0:46defensive backbone, anchored by Golden0:48Glove winner Unai Simón, powered an0:50unbeaten streak that now stretches to 380:52matches. Spain also becomes the first0:54nation ever to hold both the men's and0:55women's World Cups simultaneously. The0:58individual awards tell the story of1:00Spain's depth. Midfielder Rodri was1:02named Golden Ball winner as the1:03tournament's best player. Kylian Mbappé1:06claimed the Golden Boot with 10 goals,1:08but the night belonged to Spain's1:09collective strength, a team that1:11weathered Argentina's pressure and1:12struck when it mattered. And then,1:14there's Lionel Messi. At 39 years and1:17152 days, he became the oldest player1:20ever to appear in a World Cup final.1:22Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez1:24made a record 11 saves trying to keep1:26his captain's dream alive, but it was1:28not enough. Messi has indicated this was1:30his final international match, the end1:32of an era for Argentine football. While1:34Argentina grieves a lost final, Spain1:36looks toward a celebration of historic1:38proportions. Madrid expects up to 11:40million fans to line the streets for the1:42victory parade for Spain. This is more1:44than a trophy. It is the completion of a1:46golden era and a statement that Spanish1:48football sits alone at the top of the1:50world.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
