Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: Spain won the World Cup by defeating Argentina 1-0. With this victory, Luis de la Fuente's team took home their second title.
Spain had previously won the World Cup in 2010. Spain, who came to the tournament as favorites, played such organized football that they cornered their opponents on the field. The two teams faced each other at 1 am Bangladesh time on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, USA.
Spain's clear dominance was noticeable from the beginning of the match. Luis de la Fuente's team put the Argentine defense under pressure from the beginning with the possession of the ball. In the fifth minute of the match, Lamine Yamal wasted an easy goal opportunity. Then, in the 12th minute, Spain got the first corner, but Argentina was out of danger thanks to the caution of Lisandro Martinez. Although the Spanish dominated possession in the first 45 minutes of the game and cornered Argentina, they failed to open the goalmouth. Messi had a hard time finding a way through Spain's perfect tactical football. On the contrary, Argentina was seen busy managing the defense throughout the first half. Spain continued to attack one after another in the second half to score goals. However, Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez prevented several attacks. Spain did not score a goal in the 90th minute. And Argentina could not take many shots on the opponent's goal. However, in the third minute of added time, Argentine Enzo Fernandez was sent off after a foul on Pau Kubersi.
After his departure, Argentina became a team of 10 men. The pressure on Scaloni's team increased further as they played with one player less at a crucial time in the match. Meanwhile, the match went into extra time, as the game was tied at 0-0. Later, in the 106th minute of extra time, the Spanish took the lead through Torres' goal. Nico Williams kept the ball inside the field from outside the box. Ferran Torres received it in a wide area. Torres then put it into the net with a fiery shot. Argentina later tried to equalize the goal, but with a team of 10 men, they could not cope with Spain. Spain also did not see any more goals in the rest of the time. Spain left the field with a 1-0 victory.