It took extra time for Spain to beat Argentina 1-0 Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to become 2026 World Cup champions. Lionel Messi’s Argentina played the final 30 minutes a man down after Enzo Fernández was sent off with a red card in stoppage time at the end of regulation.
Ferran Torres, who came off the bench about halfway through the second half, scored in the 106th minute to seal the deal for Spain. The country conceded just one goal over the course of the tournament.
U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney — the leaders of the tournament’s three host countries — were all in attendance, sitting in a box with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
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