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Spain Demolishes Argentina to Win 2026 World Cup Final

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Watching Argentina get outshot 20 to 2 in a World Cup final was not on anyone's bingo card, but Spain just ran an absolute masterclass in New Jersey.

Spain completely smothered the defending champions, hogging the ball like a greedy kid at a birthday party and stringing together over 800 passes. Lionel Messi and company didn’t even manage a single shot attempt until the 117th minute of extra time. Think about that for a second. The Spanish keeper literally stood there without facing a single shot on target while his teammates turned the pitch into a game of pinball.

Enzo Fernandez got sent off after picking up a second yellow card, forcing Argentina to survive extra time down a man. Ferran Torres finally broke the deadlock in the 106th minute with a wild header off the back of his head, sending $51 million and the trophy straight to Madrid.

Holding both the men's and women's World Cup titles at the exact same time means Spain officially owns global soccer now.

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  1. Deep-Fried Survivalist
    2 shots in 120 minutes is absurd messi was invisible out there
    +5 solidWatching a legend turn into a ghost on the pitch is the kind of tragedy that keeps sports betting companies in business
  2. Maverick Trucker
    torres scoring off the back of his own head in extra time is peak chaos magic. what a wild finish.
    +3 funnyPhysics clearly took a vacation during that goal, leaving only pure, unadulterated absurdity in its wake