Spain’s Ferran Torres celebrates with the trophy after profitable the World Cup last soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., on July 19, 2026.
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Ferran Torres stated his World Cup-winning objective for Spain on Sunday (July 19, 2026) belonged to “47 million individuals, not simply me or the 26 gamers”.
The Barcelona ahead scored within the second interval of additional time as Spain lastly broke down 10-man Argentina to win 1-0 at MetLife Stadium.
“In the end, the objective belongs to 47 million individuals — not simply me or the 26 gamers,” stated Torres, referring to Spain’s approximate inhabitants.
“It was written within the stars that we might win distant from our individuals, but we made them really feel as shut as attainable,” added Torres, who was named participant of the match regardless of coming off the bench.
“It is an enormous sense of reduction. I confronted plenty of criticism in the course of the World Cup, however future is written. Thank God, who all the time provides me the energy to maintain going.”
He admitted it had been robust to win Spain’s second World Cup so as to add to their first triumph in 2010.
“On the finish of the day, all finals are robust. Once you’re up towards (Lionel) Messi, there is a sure nervousness, however we all the time believed in our soccer and in ourselves.”
Printed – July 21, 2026 03:11 am IST
