Spain claimed their second World Cup after substitute Ferran Torres scored a 106th-minute winner to defeat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in Sunday's final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The victory matches Spain's sole previous triumph in 2010 and caps a dominant tournament in which they conceded just one goal and kept six clean sheets, a single-tournament record.
Argentina, the defending champions, suffered a fourth final defeat in their history. Lionel Messi, 39, featured in 12 of Argentina's 19 tournament goals but could not secure a second title. Slovenia's Slavko Vincic refereed the match before a capacity crowd of 82,500.
Spain, the reigning European champions, reached the final by topping Group H and defeating Austria, Portugal, Belgium and France in the knockout rounds.