Absolutely one-sided fight! 120 Minutes of Cable Spanish Storm. The scoreline says Spain are world champions. The result is 1-0 but with these numbers, it is not possible to present an accurate description of New Jersey’s fight.
In today’s mega-final, the Spanish Armada had a dominant display in almost every department – from ball control to fierce attacks. Argentina’s midfield is helpless at the speed of the pass, and the defense is disorientated! It is difficult to say whether there has ever been such a helpless surrender in the history of the World Cup.
He finally got his due reward for that dominance in overtime. Substitute Torres scored a perfect finish as Spain won the World Cup. Lionel Messi left the pitch empty-handed as his dream of winning the World Cup for the second time in a row was dashed.
Spain controlled the game from the start. Lamin Yamal had a great chance in the first five minutes. Dani Olmo, Mikel Verzabal, Mark Kucera and Alex Baena all attacked the Argentine defence.
The ball was always between the legs of the Spanish players. Messi is almost imprisoned in front of such attacking football. The reigning world champions failed to take a single shot in the first half, a truly embarrassing statistic in post-1966 World Cup history.
However, Emiliano Martínez was the only one to achieve a goalless draw through the allotted 90 minutes. The Aston Villa goalkeeper stood like a wall of China in front of the Spanish forward. The goalkeeper made 10 saves in the allotted time to create a new record in the history of the World Cup final.
Several moments of the match were important. For example, Lisandro Martinez left the field with an injury at the end of the first half. He was replaced by Nicolas Otamendi. That broke the rhythm a little. Spain trapped Argentina in the second half. After 50 minutes, a clash broke out between the players of both the teams. But the biggest blow for Messi came at the very end of the regular season. Enzo Fernandez left the field after receiving a second yellow card. Lionel Scaloni’s squad has been reduced to 10 men.
The match ended without a goal in extra time. Even there, Spain did not reduce their offensive style. Initially, a Spanish goal was ruled out for a foul on Michael Marino under VAR supervision.
Despite all this, the Spanish Armada could not be held for long. In the 106th minute, a stunning cross from Pedro Poirot from the right was deflected into the box by Nico Williams at the left post. And in the right place at the right time, the super sub Feran Torres’ powerful left-footed shot into the net.
This one goal was enough. That determines the fate of the match. Messi takes a spectacular shot but it goes over the bar. It was Argentina’s first and only shot of the entire match.
Luis de la Fuente’s Spain eventually won the World Cup for the second time since 2010 with a 1-0 victory. Lionel Messi’s dream of winning the title for a second consecutive season remains elusive.