Messi can conjure no more magic as crown passes from Argentina to Spain
ONP Summary
Spain captured their second World Cup title by defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, with Ferran Torres scoring the decisive goal in the 106th minute. The victory marked Spain's first world championship in 16 years and prevented Argentina from becoming the first back-to-back World Cup winners since Brazil, while 39-year-old Lionel Messi departed without securing a second World Cup me
Progressive:Messi's legendary farewell denied — progressive outlets centered coverage on the Argentine star's unfulfilled quest for a second World Cup title in his final tournament.
Moderate:Spain's dominant championship — centrist reporting emphasized Spain's tactical superiority, their six clean sheets in seven matches, and the historic first Europe-versus-South America final.
Conservative:Spanish pride and triumph — conservative outlets celebrated Spanish national achievement, fan emotion, and the ceremonial victory at a flagship American stadium.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Lionel Messi could conjure no more magic.
Twenty years after his World Cup debut and a career that lifted him above Pelé and Diego Maradona as soccer’s greatest player, at 39 he could not will Argentina to become the first repeat champion in more than a half-century.
Spain outplayed the Albiceleste from the opening whistle at MetLife Stadium, where the overwhelming majority of 80,663 were hoping for a recoronation.
Ferran Torres scored 37 seconds into the second extra-time period, lifting Spain to a 1-0 victory and its second World Cup title.
Instead of Messi becoming a two-time champion, the crown passed.
He fought back tears and had a look of misery as he and teammates faced applauding and bowing Argentina fans at the stadium's south end while Spanish stars lifted the trophy on a podium at the center stripe.
After leading Argentina to victory in the 2022 final against France , sandwiched between c onsecutive Copa America championships , Messi could only bow his head, grimace and put hands on hips as Spain's Lamine Yamal, less than a week past his 19th birth ...
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