World Cup 2026: latest news and reaction after Spain beat Argentina to win trophy

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Speaking after the match, Spain’s manager, who is a deeply religious person, said: “It was written, and we deserve it.”

This team and this wonderful fanbase deserve everything. We had a date with destiny and we wanted to make it count.

The players have asked me what we have left to win. Together we’ve figured out that it’s the next match in September [against England in the Nations League] because this team is tireless.

Again and again they had come, again and again they had been halted but they would not be denied. A dozen different players had taken aim at Emi Martínez’s goal but somehow he was still standing and time was slipping away, yet Spain refused to do so, so they came some more.