No more Messi magic as World Cup crown passes from Argentina to Spain
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Spain clinched the 2026 World Cup by defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time, with midfielder Ferran Torres scoring in the 106th minute. The victory marked Spain's second World Cup title, 16 years after their previous championship, in a final featuring the tournament's debut Super Bowl-style halftime entertainment program.
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — 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 football’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 […]...
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