Spain tops Argentina in extra time to win 2026 World Cup

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Spain defeated defending champion Argentina 1-0 after extra time on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Substitute striker Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute, earning Spain its second men’s World Cup title, capping off the first World Cup to feature 48 teams and be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. The defending champion Argentina hoped to become the first nation to win the World Cup consecutively since Brazil in 1962. The victory also made Spain the first nation to hold both the men’s and women’s FIFA World Cup titles at the same time. Although the championship was decided on the opposite coast, UC Santa Barbara had a role to play in connection to this summer’s World Cup.