- Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time (Ferran Torres 106') to claim their second World Cup and deny Messi a repeat title.
- La Roja dominated the final — outshooting Argentina 20-0 and forcing keeper Emiliano Martínez into a record 11 saves — while Argentina finished with 10 men after Enzo Fernández was sent off.
- Messi’s international future is now uncertain at 39, and Spain’s young core (three trophies in three years) looks poised to be a new dominant era in world soccer.
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