Torres fires Spain past Argentina for 2nd WC title
-- Ferran Torres clinched Spain's second men's World Cup title with an extra-time winner against reigning world champions Argentina in a bad-tempered...
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- -- Ferran Torres clinched Spain's second men's World Cup title with an extra-time winner against reigning world champions Argentina in a bad-tempered final marred by Enzo Fernández's red card for a reckless foul on Pau Cubarsí.
- Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez finished with 11 saves, the most ever in a World Cup final.
- But I'll cherish on to an enormous memory of this group and what they've done, of what it's worth to get this far." And Spain resisted late Argentina pressure to win the game and their first World Cup since defeating the Netherlands in South Africa in 2010.
- We always come up with our football, and we showed it again." The Spanish finish the World Cup with just one goal allowed, the fewest for a World Cup winner despite playing more games (eight) than any previous champion.
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-- Ferran Torres clinched Spain's second men's World Cup title with an extra-time winner against reigning world champions Argentina in a bad-tempered final marred by Enzo Fernández's red card for a reckless foul on Pau Cubarsí. Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez finished with 11 saves, the most ever in a World Cup final. But I'll cherish on to an enormous memory of this group and what they've done, of what it's worth to get this far." And Spain resisted late Argentina pressure to win the game and their first World Cup since defeating the Netherlands in South Africa in 2010. We always come up with our football, and we showed it again." The Spanish finish the World Cup with just one goal allowed, the fewest for a World Cup winner despite playing more games (eight) than any previous champion. The win made De la Fuente, at 65, the oldest coach to lead a team to the World Cup title. They are the third reigning European champions to win the World Cup title, matching the Spain team of 2008-10 and 1972-74 West Germany.