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Spain Beats Argentina 1-0, Extends 38-Game Streak

7/20/2026

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Summary

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Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 after Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute.
Enzo Fernández received a second yellow-card in stoppage time, leaving Argentina with ten men.
Emiliano Martínez made 11 saves, the most by a finalist in six decades, while Spain held 65% possession and fired 20 shots, 12 on target.
Rodri, Simón and Cubarsí each received a major individual award as Spain’s unbeaten streak reached a record 38 games.

History

Historical Context

Spain’s 2024 Euro triumph, secured by Ferran Torres’s 86th-minute winner, echoes its 2008 breakthrough when Fernando Torres ended a 44-year drought by beating Germany 1-0. That victory launched an era that produced the 2010 World Cup and a second Euro in 2012, making Spain the only nation with four titles and a record 15 goals in 2024.

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Story summary

Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 after Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute.
Enzo Fernández received a second yellow-card in stoppage time, leaving Argentina with ten men.
Emiliano Martínez made 11 saves, the most by a finalist in six decades, while Spain held 65% possession and fired 20 shots, 12 on target.
Rodri, Simón and Cubarsí each received a major individual award as Spain’s unbeaten streak reached a record 38 games.

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