Spain defeats Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win the World Cup

Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup final by defeating defending champion Argentina 1-0 after extra time. The match was held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the United States. The result gives Spain a second men's World Cup title. Argentina came into the final as the holder of the trophy and did not keep it.

Extra time was required before the final score was settled at 1-0. The current report does not name the player who scored the goal. It also does not give the minute of the goal or describe penalty kicks. The stated result is a one-goal Spain victory after the added period.

Spain's captain Rodri was awarded the Golden Ball. That award marks the player selected as the tournament's best. The honor was reported alongside the team's championship, not instead of it. No other individual award from the final is named in the same account.

After the men's title, Spain became the first country to hold both the men's and women's World Cups. The women's team had won its World Cup in 2023. The men's win in New Jersey completed that pairing. The report presents the double holding of the two titles as a first.

The men's team extended an international football record to 38 consecutive unbeaten matches. That run moved past Italy's record of 37. The unbeaten sequence now includes a World Cup final victory. The mark is described as an international football record, not only a record inside one tournament.

Spain also became the first team to field two teenagers in a FIFA World Cup final. Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí, both 19 years old, were those players. Manager Luis de la Fuente became the oldest manager to win a World Cup title, at 65. The final therefore carried reported marks for both the lineup and the coach.