Spain's Rodri (16) lifts the winners' trophy after their win in the World Cup final soccer match against Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. In the end, Spain denied Messi a second straight title in what he has indicated was his final World Cup match. Spain gets a World Cup 1stThis title, combined with the Women’s World Cup won by Spain in 2023, makes the European nation the first to hold both the men’s and women’s titles simultaneously. An Argentina team that was the kings of the late-game rally in this tournament had no answer this time. “And then, life gives you the World Cup or not.”