{"id":10538,"date":"2026-07-19T23:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T23:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/?p=10538"},"modified":"2026-07-21T09:43:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:43:51","slug":"2026-world-cup-final-spain-1-0-argentina-match-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/2026-world-cup-final-spain-1-0-argentina-match-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Cup final report: Spain beat Argentina 1\u20130 after extra time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ferran Torres scored the only goal in the 106th minute as Spain beat defending champion Argentina after extra time to win its second men\u2019s World Cup title.<\/em><\/p>\n

Last verified:<\/strong> July 21, 2026. The result is final; FIFA remains the reference for any later correction to the official match record.<\/p>\n

The final was scoreless through 90 minutes. Substitute Ferran Torres broke the deadlock in the 106th minute, and Spain held on for a 1\u20130 win. FIFA\u2019s final report confirms the score, scorer and Spain\u2019s second title, while the Associated Press match report provides an independent account of how the game unfolded.<\/p>\n

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Competition<\/th>\n2026 FIFA World Cup final<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Result<\/th>\nSpain 1\u20130 Argentina (after extra time)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winning goal<\/th>\nFerran Torres, 106th minute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venue<\/th>\nNew York New Jersey Stadium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

This was match 104 and the final fixture of the first 48-team men\u2019s World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States. For readers in Canada, it also closed the tournament in which Canada staged a men\u2019s World Cup match on home soil for the first time. Canadian Heritage\u2019s official statement supplies that host-country context.<\/p>\n

Schedules, Canadian host-city coverage and individual match pages remain available in the Let\u2019s Canada World Cup hub<\/a>. This report sticks to the confirmed result and hosting context rather than treating post-match speculation as fact.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> FIFA<\/a> \u00b7 Associated Press match report<\/a> \u00b7 Canadian Heritage hosting statement<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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