Spain needed a goal in extra time from substitute Ferran Torres to narrowly overcome defending champion Argentina, who played with ten men, by a score of 1-0 and win the World Cup today, Sunday.

Torres broke the deadlock early in the second half of extra time, slotting the ball into the net after it rebounded to him, giving the European champions their second World Cup title.

Argentina were reduced to ten men after Enzo Fernández was sent off for a second yellow card in stoppage time of the second half.

The Argentines were toothless in attack and did not register a single shot on or off target for the entire 115 minutes.

At age 65, Spain's Luis de la Fuente became the oldest coach to win a World Cup.

As for Lionel Messi, the 39-year-old captain of the Argentine team, he became only the second player to appear in three World Cup finals, and also became the oldest outfield player to participate in the tournament's final.