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Spain are world champions for the second time in their history after Ferran Torres delivered a stunning extra-time winner in the one hundred and sixth minute, beating Argentina one-nil in a bruising, bad-tempered final in New Jersey. La Roja dominated from start to finish, smothering the holders and ultimately breaking Lionel Messi's heart on what appeared to be his final appearance at football's greatest stage. The Argentine legend was spotted in tears on the pitch as Spain celebrated around him, before a poignant embrace with teenage sensation Lamine Yamal closed out one of the most emotionally charged finals in memory.
On the individual honors, Kylian Mbappe claimed the Golden Boot despite not featuring in the final itself, overtaking Messi in the scoring charts across the tournament to claim the prestigious award. It's a remarkable footnote — the Frenchman winning football's top individual prize at a World Cup his country didn't win.
And for context on just how dominant Spain have been, La Roja are now thirty-eight matches unbeaten stretching back to two thousand twenty four — a record-breaking run that now has a World Cup trophy sitting right at the top of it.
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