Spain won the 2026 World Cup, beating 10-man Argentina 1-0 in extra time in the final at New York New Jersey Stadium, with substitute Ferran Torres scoring the decisive goal. The victory capped an near-flawless tournament for the European champions, who conceded just a single goal throughout the competition, and is being framed as vindication for Spain's collective, system-driven style of football rather than reliance on individual stars.

Torres struck 37 seconds into the second period of extra time, converting Spain's 20th shot of the match from a knockdown following Pedro Porro's cross and a Nico Williams header, with the ball travelling at 102km/h into the net. He became the seventh different Spain player to score at the tournament, underlining the squad's strength in depth, and the goal arrived after Torres had earlier had a strike controversially disallowed by VAR against Saudi Arabia and hit the woodwork in matches against Cape Verde and Uruguay.