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Spain Wins 2026 World Cup, First Dual Men’s-Women Champions

7/23/2026

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Torres Scores Winner

Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to give Spain a 1-0 win over Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final.
Argentina finished with ten men after Enzo Fernández received a second yellow card.
Spain allowed only one goal in eight matches and became the first nation to hold both men’s and women’s World Cup titles.
U.S. broadcast viewership reached 128.4 million, a 116 % increase over 2022.

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Torres Sparks Controversy

Ferran Torres wore a red “Make Spain Great Again” cap at the Madrid parade, sparking controversy.
Sumar MP Alberto Ibáñez alleged Torres runs a “vulture fund” that owns 20 Valencia homes, a claim his team denied.
Eleven Future Invest, Torres’s company, actually owns a commercial office building near Mestalla, not residential units.
A June YouGov poll gave Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a 33% approval rating and 63% unfavorable view.

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DraftKings Sets Odds

Director Johnny Avello says the odds will not move solely for U.S. popularity, mirroring the men’s-team approach.
The U.S. women have not begun qualifying and face El Salvador on Nov. 27 in the CONCACAF W Championship for a World Cup berth.
Infantino’s March 2027 re-election could hinge on a 64-team 2030 World Cup proposal.

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Torres Scores Winner

Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to give Spain a 1-0 win over Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final.
Argentina finished with ten men after Enzo Fernández received a second yellow card.
Spain allowed only one goal in eight matches and became the first nation to hold both men’s and women’s World Cup titles.
U.S. broadcast viewership reached 128.4 million, a 116 % increase over 2022.

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