Spain are World Cup champions for the second time after Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in the 106th minute against Argentina. Rodri lifted the trophy and also took the tournament’s best player award, underlining his central role in the triumph.
The post-match scene mixed elite football ritual with personal keepsakes: players left with replica trophies, commemorative items, rings, shirts, boots, balls and pieces of the net. Pau Cubarsí collected the young player award, while Unai Simón added the Golden Glove to a campaign defined as much by control without the ball as by Spain’s attacking quality.
The source article presents the final as a display of collective dominance, citing Spain’s low expected goals conceded across the tournament and an Opta-based note about Argentina’s lack of shooting threat. Those statistical claims are useful context, but editors should verify them against official or data-provider records before treating them as standalone facts.
Luis de la Fuente’s path is part of the story: from a difficult early senior coaching spell to years inside Spain’s federation system, he has now led a group that includes players he worked with at youth level. His message after the final was not about completion, but appetite — with attention already turning to the next fixture in September.
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