Down To Ten
Argentina
Argentina played the closing 0 minutes a man down after a 93′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 93′
- Player
- Enzo Fernández
World Cup · Final
Spain
F. Torres 106'
1 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Argentina
World Cup
FinalSpain1–0Argentina
1.94
Expected goals
0.22
93′106′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SPA 1.94, ARG 0.22.
Match report
Spain 1-0 Argentina
Spain edged out Argentina 1-0 at MetLife Stadium in World Cup. Torres opened the scoring for Spain on 106'.
Expected goals finished Spain 1.94, Argentina 0.22. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Spain held 65.0% of the ball.
Fernández was dismissed for Argentina in the closing moments, too late to shape the result. It was settled late — Torres struck on 106' to swing it Spain's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Argentina graded out for low-block fortress — 35.0% possession and 1 shots blocked. Spain graded out for shooting from range — 11 of 20 shots from range and 0.10 xg per shot.
Emiliano Martínez came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.7 for Argentina across 120 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 46 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Argentina conceding the most free-kicks (25).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
65%Possession35%
20Shots2
1.94xG0.22
What the numbers say
6 readsLow-Block Fortress
Argentina
Argentina handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 12 shots blocked or saved on 35.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 35.0%
- Shots blocked
- 1
- Saves
- 11
- Conceded
- 1
Shooting From Range
Spain
Spain could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 55% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 11 of 20
- Share
- 55%
- xG per shot
- 0.10
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Spain scored on 106′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 106′
Timeline
🟨-5'
Cristian Romero
Argument
🟨41'
Lisandro Martínez
Foul
🔄44'
N. Otamendi ↑ L. Martinez ↓
Half-time
🔄46'
L. Paredes ↑ N. Gonzalez ↓
🟨52'
Leandro Paredes
Unsporting behaviour
🔄58'
N. Molina ↑ G. Montiel ↓
F. Torres ↑ M. Oyarzabal ↓
🔄62'
Pedri ↑ F. Ruiz ↓
🔄62'
🔄70'
G. Simeone ↑ R. de Paul ↓
🔄70'
F. Medina ↑ C. Romero ↓
M. Merino ↑ D. Olmo ↓
🔄75'
N. Williams ↑ A. Baena ↓
🔄75'
🟨83'
Enzo Fernández
Argument
🟨90+3'
Enzo Fernández
Foul
🟥90+3'
Enzo Fernández
Foul
Full-time
M. Zubimendi ↑ Rodri ↓
🔄99'
E. Garcia ↑ A. Laporte ↓
🔄99'
🔄102'
M. Senesi ↑ J. Alvarez ↓
Extra time — half-time
F. Torres — assist: N. Williams
⚽106'
🟨111'
Alexis Mac Allister
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
RefereeSlavko Vinčić, Slovenia
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
RoundFinal
StatusMatch Finished