Spain captured the World Cup for the second time in its history with an extra-time victory over Argentina at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Ferran Torres delivered the decisive goal after a tense final remained scoreless deep into the night.
The match was defined less by end-to-end drama than by Spain's control. The European side dictated play for long stretches and prevented Lionel Messi and Argentina from finding rhythm, turning the final into a suffocating tactical battle.
As shadows stretched across the stadium Sunday, the game moved into extra time without a breakthrough despite Spain's dominance. Argentina stayed alive, but the pressure eventually told when Torres found the winner to separate the teams.
The result gave Spain another world title and underscored the way it won it: by limiting one of the sport's biggest stars and maintaining control until the decisive moment arrived.
