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Spain Beats Argentina 1-0; Yamal Sets Historic Record

7/21/2026

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Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the 2026 World Cup final, scoring in the 106th minute at New York New Jersey Stadium.
Lamine Yamal, 19, became the youngest player to win both the European Championship and the World Cup.
Lionel Messi, 39, called Yamal a “tremendous player” after the young Spaniard set the record.
Yamal’s three-year-old brother Keyne went viral for tongue-out celebrations, prompting fans to call him a breakout star.

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Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the 2026 World Cup final, scoring in the 106th minute at New York New Jersey Stadium.
Lamine Yamal, 19, became the youngest player to win both the European Championship and the World Cup.
Lionel Messi, 39, called Yamal a “tremendous player” after the young Spaniard set the record.
Yamal’s three-year-old brother Keyne went viral for tongue-out celebrations, prompting fans to call him a breakout star.