{"id":17566,"date":"2026-07-20T15:17:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17566"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:17:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:47:59","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-july-20-spain-are-champions-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-20-spain-are-champions-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122\u2014 July 20 | Spain Are Champions of the World."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is over. One hundred and four matches. Three hundred and eight goals. The FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 has its winner \u2014 and it is Spain, 1\u20130 against Argentina after extra time at New York New Jersey Stadium, Ferran Torres with the only goal in the 106th minute, the trophy lifted under the fireworks of a New Jersey night.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-20-spain-are-champions-of-the-world\/#Spain_%E2%80%94_World_Champions_Again\" title=\"Spain \u2014 World Champions Again\">Spain \u2014 World Champions Again<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-20-spain-are-champions-of-the-world\/#Argentina_%E2%80%94_So_Close_to_History\" title=\"Argentina \u2014 So Close to History\">Argentina \u2014 So Close to History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-20-spain-are-champions-of-the-world\/#The_Tournament_in_Numbers\" title=\"The Tournament in Numbers\">The Tournament in Numbers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-20-spain-are-champions-of-the-world\/#Until_2030\" title=\"Until 2030\">Until 2030<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Missed any matches from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/a>? Catch all replays, highlights, and full match coverage on ZEE 5. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\">ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription <\/a>Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 or the Annual Plan at \u20b91,699.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spain_%E2%80%94_World_Champions_Again\"><\/span><b>Spain \u2014 World Champions Again<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sixteen years. That is how long it took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/spain\/spain-squad\">Spain <\/a>to lift the FIFA World Cup trophy again. In 2010 in Johannesburg, Iniesta scored in extra time, and Spain won their first World Cup. In 2026 in New Jersey, Ferran Torres scored in extra time, and a different generation achieved the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>This Spain side was the most complete team of the tournament, and the numbers prove it. One goal conceded across eight matches. Their defensive structure, anchored by Rodri and the centre-back partnership of Cubars\u00ed and Laporte, gave opponents almost nothing. The final against Argentina was the tightest examination they faced all tournament: 120 minutes, a red card for Argentina in the final seconds of normal time, a disallowed goal through VAR, and then Torres, 37 seconds into the second half of extra time, settling it with a finish into the roof of the net. Spain was outstanding throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p>It is a remarkable story \u2014 Euro 2024 followed by World Cup 2026, a feat the 2010 golden generation also achieved. If they continue to play like this, this squad will have a legitimate claim to being the greatest in Spanish football history.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Argentina_%E2%80%94_So_Close_to_History\"><\/span><b>Argentina \u2014 So Close to History<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/argentina\/argentina-squad\">Argentina <\/a>came to the United States as the defending champions, with Lionel Messi, Mac Allister, Romero, Emiliano Mart\u00ednez, and a genuine chance of doing something that had not been done in over sixty years \u2014 winning back-to-back World Cups. The last team to achieve it was Brazil in 1958 and 1962. For much of this tournament, it looked possible.<\/p>\n<p>Emiliano Mart\u00ednez made ten saves in normal time alone. They reached extra time with the scoreline level but with a man down. Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez received a red card at the 90+3rd minute. Torres&#8217; goal sixteen minutes into extra time ended it. So close. They have been stretched in every match since the beginning of the knockout stage. They came back every time. But in the final against Spain, they fell short.<\/p>\n<p>Messi likely played his last international match at New York New Jersey Stadium. He was quiet in the Final by his standards \u2014 but those standards are unlike any other player who has ever lived. He goes home as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A World Cup in 2022. A Final in 2026. A legacy that no result can diminish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Tournament_in_Numbers\"><\/span><b>The Tournament in Numbers<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>104 matches across more than thirty days and sixteen host cities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 308 goals \u2014 an average of just under three per game. A record-breaking tournament for individual achievement: Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 finishing as the all-time leading FIFA World Cup\u2122 goalscorer with 22 goals across three tournaments. Michael Olise setting the single-tournament assist record with seven, surpassing Pel\u00e9&#8217;s mark from 1970. Jude Bellingham becoming the highest-scoring England player in World Cup history with seven goals. Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubars\u00ed at 19 \u2014 a generation of young players announcing themselves on the biggest stage in football.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Until_2030\"><\/span><b>Until 2030<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The stadiums are empty now. The tournament that redefined what a World Cup can look like \u2014 bigger, louder, more goals, more records, more drama \u2014 is done. The players fly home. The managers reflect. The fans remember.<\/p>\n<p>Spain are world champions. Mbapp\u00e9 made history. And somewhere, the 2030 World Cup is already being planned.<\/p>\n<p>It has been an extraordinary month of football. Thank you for following every moment of it on ZEE 5.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>The FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 is over \u2014 but every match, every goal, and every record is available to replay on ZEE 5. 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