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Spain Defeats Argentina 1-0 After Extra Time

7/22/2026

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Spain Beats Argentina

Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 after extra time at New York New Jersey Stadium.
Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute after Enzo Fernández received a second yellow, leaving Argentina with ten men.
Lionel Messi posted on Instagram that “the pain is immense and will take time to heal” and congratulated Spain.
Messi remains under contract with Inter Miami through 2028 and gave no retirement notice.

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Messi Misses Game

Messi’s jet touched down near Rosario at 6:27 a.m. Tuesday and he was taken to his Funes home with his wife and three children.
His 68-year-old father Jorge, under treatment for an undisclosed illness, waited at the airport.
Inter Miami said Messi will miss the July 31 Chicago Fire game and further matches to meet FIFPRO’s 21-day rest rule, leaving the second-place club without teammate Rodrigo De Paul during that span.

History

Historical Context

On 15 December 1995 the European Court of Justice’s Bosman ruling, filed by Belgian midfielder Jean-Marc Bosman, abolished transfer fees for out-of-contract EU players and ended foreign-player quotas. By 2007 foreign players formed 57 % of English and German squads, a shift that underlies Lionel Messi’s 2028 Inter Miami deal and FIFPRO’s 21-day mandatory rest rule today.

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Spain Beats Argentina

Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 after extra time at New York New Jersey Stadium.
Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute after Enzo Fernández received a second yellow, leaving Argentina with ten men.
Lionel Messi posted on Instagram that “the pain is immense and will take time to heal” and congratulated Spain.
Messi remains under contract with Inter Miami through 2028 and gave no retirement notice.

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