Spain 1-0 Argentina: World crown decided in extra time after Enzo Fernández red card
Spain are 2026 World Champions after a 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina, sealed by Ferran Torres following Enzo Fernández's red card.
Spain
Argentina- 120'Final score: Spain 1 - 0 Argentina
- 111'Yellow card: Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina)
- 106'⚽ Goal for Spain (Ferran Torres)
- 102'Substitution: ↑ Marcos Senesi / ↓ Julián Alvarez. (Argentina)
- 99'Substitution: ↑ Eric García / ↓ Aymeric Laporte. (Spain)
- 99'Substitution: ↑ Martín Zubimendi / ↓ Rodri. (Spain)
- 90'Red card: Second yellow card to Enzo Fernández (Argentina)
- 90'Yellow card: Cristian Romero (Argentina)
- 82'Yellow card: Enzo Fernández (Argentina)
- 75'Substitution: ↑ Mikel Merino / ↓ Dani Olmo. (Spain)
- 75'Substitution: ↑ Nico Williams / ↓ Álex Baena. (Spain)
- 70'Substitution: ↑ Giuliano Simeone / ↓ Rodrigo De Paul. (Argentina)
- 70'Substitution: ↑ Facundo Medina / ↓ Cristian Romero because of an injury. (Argentina)
- 62'Substitution: ↑ Pedri / ↓ Fabián Ruiz. (Spain)
- 62'Substitution: ↑ Ferran Torres / ↓ Mikel Oyarzabal. (Spain)
- 58'Substitution: ↑ Nahuel Molina / ↓ Gonzalo Montiel. (Argentina)
- 52'Yellow card: Leandro Paredes (Argentina)
- 45'Second half begins
- 45'Substitution: ↑ Leandro Paredes / ↓ Nico González. (Argentina)
- 45'Half-time
- 45'Half-time
- 44'Substitution: ↑ Nicolás Otamendi / ↓ Lisandro Martínez because of an injury. (Argentina)
- 41'Yellow card: Lisandro Martínez (Argentina)
- 0'Kick-off
- 0'Kick-off
Spain are 2026 World Champions. It took extra time and a goal from Ferran Torres in the 106th minute to separate Spain and Argentina in a tense final marked by a red card and several injury withdrawals on the Argentine side.
120 minutes without a single goal in regulation
Normal time ended goalless, 0-0, after a tight, closely fought match in which neither side could find a breakthrough. The final only turned in extra time.
The turning point: Enzo Fernández sent off
In the 90th minute, disaster struck for Argentina: Enzo Fernández picked up a second yellow card, leaving his side down to ten men for the entirety of extra time — right as Cristian Romero was also booked.
Torres breaks the deadlock
Down to ten, Argentina finally gave way in the 106th minute: Ferran Torres, introduced at the hour mark, scored the only goal of the match to hand Spain the world title.
A final spent in the treatment room for Argentina
The match was also marked by injuries: Lisandro Martínez, booked as early as the 41st minute, had to be substituted before half-time through injury, as did Cristian Romero, forced off in the 70th minute. Despite those setbacks and playing a man down, Argentina held firm until the 106th minute.
A final chapter without a goal for Messi
For Lionel Messi, who needed a brace or more to stay in the running for the tournament's Golden Boot, this final ends without a goal. A scoreless finish, but one that takes nothing away from the scale of his 2026 World Cup.
