India, July 20 -- Spain are world champions again. A goal in the 106th minute - deep into extra time - gave Spain a 1-0 victory over Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, delivering La Roja their second world title and confirming their status as the most complete footballing nation on the planet right now.

Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in the 106th minute - the Barcelona forward, a 62nd-minute substitute, struck from close range after Nico Williams headed Pedro Porro's cross into his path.

The scoreline, tight as it was, did not begin to tell the story of a match that Spain utterly controlled. La Roja finished the final with 68 per cent possession, 20 shots to Argentina's three, and 11 efforts on target against a defending...