Spain scores in stoppage time, beats Argentina 1-0 to win World Cup

Spain substitute Ferran Torres scored successful the 106th infinitesimal to springiness his squad a 1-0 triumph implicit defending champion Argentina successful the World Cup final.

Spain was perfectly ascendant successful presumption of possession and changeable attempts. Lionel Messi and Argentina recovered a mode to bent connected and unit other clip — but barely.

And successful the opening infinitesimal of the 2nd 15-minute play of other time, Torres pounced connected a bouncing shot successful the container and utilized his near ft to hide a changeable conscionable nether the crossbar and into the backmost of the net.

Spain has won its 2nd World Cup. La Roja besides won the rubric successful 2010. This time, Spain denied Messi and Argentina a 2nd consecutive championship.

Torres smashed the shot past Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez for his archetypal extremity of the World Cup to marque it 1-0 successful the 106th minute. Nico Williams had kept a agelong transverse successful play erstwhile helium headed the shot toward Torres successful beforehand of the goal. It was Spain’s 20th changeable of the match.

Torres was a substitute successful the 62nd infinitesimal by manager Luis de la Fuente.