{"id":15076,"date":"2026-07-20T09:58:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/?p=15076"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:58:34","slug":"spain-completely-dominates-argentina-in-one-sided-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/spain-completely-dominates-argentina-in-one-sided-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain completely dominates Argentina in one\u2011sided World Cup\u00a0final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">Spain\u2019s victory in this morning\u2019s FIFA World Cup final confirmed what many have long believed: soccer is a team sport, and in the end, the collective defeats the individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It also reinforced the importance of junior development, standardised coach education, technical training at youth level, and national teams across all age groups playing a consistent style that promotes tactical understanding, technical excellence, and possession-based soccer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Spain coach Luis de la Fuente represents the modern evolution of a system adopted more than 30 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">While the 1-0 score in a game that went to extra time suggests a tight struggle, it was in fact a game dominated by Spain: remarkably, Argentina couldn\u2019t produce one shot on goal. Spain won 65% of possession and completed 762 accurate passes to 358.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It was complete domination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spain vs. Argentina fan&#39;s reactions to Ferran Torres&#39; goal \ud83d\ude05 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YnadThJyQk\">pic.twitter.com\/YnadThJyQk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNUK\/status\/2078963708387037656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happened in the first half?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Spain came into the final with an unchanged team. Argentina made three changes. Rodrigo De Paul returned in midfield, Gonzalo Montiel started at right-back, and Nicol\u00e1s Gonz\u00e1lez came in on the wing. Giuliano Simeone, Nahuel Molina, and Leandro Paredes dropped out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The match burst into life in the fourth minute when 19-year-old Lamine Yamal created a chance, followed moments later by another half-chance. Spain\u2019s early pressure immediately led to an Argentine counter-attack, which was snuffed out near the halfway line by goalkeeper Unai Sim\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The scene had been set: Spain would dominate possession, while Argentina looked to strike on the counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Leading up to the hydration break, it was a cagey opening quarter, although Yamal looked dangerous on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Argentina then settled into the dangerous game of a low block, inviting Spain forward. On the left, Marc Cucurella began pushing forward and turning the screws on Argentina, while Mikel Oyarzabal had a great chance in the 38th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The only statistic Argentina led in at half-time was fouls committed, although only one yellow card had been shown (to defender Lisandro Mart\u00ednez). Mart\u00ednez came off injured minutes later and was replaced by Nicol\u00e1s Otamendi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Messi had barely been sighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More of the same in the second half<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The much-hyped halftime show was uneventful, apart from the appearance of Shakira, and the change to the halftime break from 15 to 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes came on and within minutes received a yellow card. The more the Argentinians disrupted the flow of the Spanish, the more you sensed a moment of brilliance would seal the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Spain\u2019s coach needed to lift the tempo and brought on Ferran Torres and Pedri in the 62nd minute. Within minutes, Spain laid siege with three quick corners and a couple of half-chances, with the best chance falling to Torres. While the hydration break created much controversy, it perhaps saved Argentina and gave them a chance to regroup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">While Messi had not been sighted, and Argentina had not registered a shot on goal, you could argue Argentina would be the happier side because it was 0-0. They had clearly been tested, but they were still in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In the 75th minute it was time for Spain to throw on two attacking options: Nico Williams and Mikel Merino. They laid siege to the Argentinian goal immediately. The Argentinians were hanging on by a thread. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was keeping them in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Emiliano Mart\u00ednez has 10 saves, already the most in a FIFA World Cup Final in the last 60 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5At7NzG4E0\">pic.twitter.com\/5At7NzG4E0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNInsights\/status\/2078953243351122109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Heading for extra time, Argentina suffered a major blow when Emiliano Fern\u00e1ndez made a reckless challenge near the halfway line. Already on a yellow card, he received a second booking and was sent off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things heat up in extra time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The only way Argentina were going to win the World Cup from here was through penalties. To get there, Mart\u00ednez would have to produce the greatest goalkeeping performance in World Cup history, while Spain would need to leave their shooting boots behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In the 95th minute, Spain introduced two more substitutes and immediately thought they had scored when Nico Williams found the net, only for the goal to be disallowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Then, in the 103rd minute, super-sub Mikel Merino missed a free header that could well go down as the miss of the tournament. There were no goals scored in the first half of extra time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In the first minute of the second half of extra time, Torres finally broke the deadlock. It was all over. At this point, Spain had 20 attempts to Argentina\u2019s 0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spain&#39;s defense was unstoppable in the 2026 FIFA World Cup \u274c<br><br>\u26bd\ufe0f1 goal allowed, fewest in a tournament by a champion in FIFA World Cup history<br>\u26bd\ufe0f7 shutouts, most in a single tournament in FIFA World Cup history<br>\u26bd\ufe0f 0.3 expected goals against, best by a champion in the last 60\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wdggQ1zW7G\">pic.twitter.com\/wdggQ1zW7G<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNInsights\/status\/2078965095359815917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Messi, the greatest of all time, was a passenger, apart from a couple of glimpses at the end, with two corners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This was a brave Argentina but Spain was a complete team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It was hardly a fitting finale to a World Cup that had delivered 103 mostly magical matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The end of one era. The beginning of another.<br><br>Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi share a hug after the World Cup final \ud83e\udec2\ud83e\udd79 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ztvSBVLNPq\">pic.twitter.com\/ztvSBVLNPq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNUK\/status\/2078968279461163138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/steve-georgakis-11033\">Steve Georgakis<\/a>, Senior Lecturer of Pedagogy and Sports Studies, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/university-of-sydney-841\">University of Sydney<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This article is republished from <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\">The Conversation<\/a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/spain-completely-dominates-argentina-in-one-sided-world-cup-final-287371\">original article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain\u2019s victory in this morning\u2019s FIFA World Cup final confirmed what many have long believed: soccer is a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[430],"tags":[276,63],"class_list":["post-15076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-fifa","tag-football"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Spain\u2019s victory in this morning\u2019s FIFA World Cup final confirmed what many have long believed: soccer is a team sport, and in the end, the collective defeats the individual. 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