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Spain defeated defending champions Argentina 1-0 on Sunday to win its second World Cup title, with Ferran Torres scoring the decisive goal in the 106th minute of an otherwise scoreless match. Spanish captain Rodri was awarded the Golden Ball as best player, while goalkeeper Unai Simon received the Golden Glove after conceding only one goal in eight games. The Golden Boot went to France's Kylian Mbappe, who scored 10 goals in the tournament, outpacing Argentina's Lionel Messi with eight. The article notes that Spain's airtight defense left Messi without answers, and only Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez's near-perfect performance prevented a larger defeat. President Donald Trump was loudly booed as he entered the field to hand out medals. The 2030 men's World Cup will be primarily co-hosted by Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, while Saudi Arabia is widely expected to host the 2034 competition. The next Women's World Cup is scheduled for Brazil.
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Spain defeated defending champions Argentina 1-0 on Sunday to win its second World Cup title. Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in the 106th minute of the match.
Individual Awards
- Golden Ball (Best Player): Spanish captain Rodri
- Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper): Unai Simón, who conceded just one goal during Spain’s eight games
- Golden Boot (Top Scorer): France’s Kylian Mbappé, whose 10 goals edged out the eight scored by Argentina’s Lionel Messi
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Spain’s performance was so dominant that not even an “absolute icon” like Messi “had any answers” against its “airtight defense,” according to The Associated Press.
The Athletic noted that while Messi “has put in some of the great World Cup performances,” his final international match “was not even within a million miles of being one of them,” adding that “Argentina had nothing else.”
USA Today’s Nancy Armour wrote that only a “near-perfect game” by Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez “kept this from being a laugher.”
What’s Next?
President Donald Trump, who was “loudly booed as he entered the field after the match” to hand out medals, is “already seeking an opportunity to host” the next World Cup, according to The Washington Post.
However, the 2030 men’s tournament “will be primarily co-hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain, and Saudi Arabia is widely expected to host the 2034 competition.” Next year’s Women’s World Cup is scheduled to take place in Brazil.
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