The final match between Spain and Argentina was shaping up to be an exciting moment as Argentina failed to be the defending champions and Spain’s chances were boosted with a 1-0. Spain ended this victory with a great performance which actually makes this statement standing.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s quote “Attacker win you Games , Defense wins you Title” as Spain conceded just one goal at the World Cup.
Awards in the FIFA World Cup 2026
Pau Cubarsi, Best Young Player of the Tournament
Unai Simon, Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Rodri, Best Player of the Tournament
Kylian Mbappé makes history by winning the Golden Boot back to back, as nobody has ever done that since the start of the tournament in 1930. He did that in the 2022 and 2026 FIFA World Cup with eight goals and ten goals respectively.
General New records at FIFA World Cup 2026
Kylian Mbappé Becomes the All-Time Leading World Cup Goalscorer
Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes the First Player to Score in Six World Cups.
Lionel Messi Becomes the Oldest Player to Score a World Cup Hat-trick at 39yrs
Lamine Yamal Becomes the Youngest Player to Reach Both a UEFA Euro and FIFA World Cup Final.
Cape Verde Become the Smallest Nation to Reach the Knockout Stage
Highest Attendance in World Cup History .The governing body counted 4.6 million spectators across the 72 matches staged in 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States surpassed United States last hosted back in 1994.
Highest-Scoring World Cup Ever
This year’s edition of the FIFA men’s world championship experienced many goals scoring, with England and France topping the list with 20 goals each, having Argentina following with 19goals. The winners of the trophy, Spain, have a goal tally with Belgium at 14 goals each and Norway follow them with 13 goals. One of the hosts, USA, got the same goals as the Netherlands and Germany had 11 goals. The two African
Senegal and Morocco couldn’t Cary last by having equal goals, with Mexico, Brazil and Switzerland recording 10 goals each. Canada had one goal ahead of Portugal, Japan and Egypt, where each have 8 goals and Sweden with 7 goals, while
Austria and Croatia follow with
6 goals each .the
Bosnia, Herzegovina, Congo DR, Côte Ivor, Colombia
And Algeria recorded 5 goals each, the smallest nation, Cabo Verde and New Zealand with
4 goals each.
Australia, Paraguay, Türkiye,
Uruguay, Iran and Jordan with
3 goals and Qatar
, Ghana, Tunisia, Czechia, Korean Republic, Uzbekistan,Haiti, South Africa and Ecuador left with
2 goals each.
The lowest scores are Curacao, Scotland, Saudi Arabia.
And Iraq, which have 1 goal and it is only Panama who came to this year’s World Cup without a goal
with total of the 314 goals scored.
Dick Advocaat Becomes the Oldest Coach in World Cup History
At 78.
Lamine Yamal Sets Record for Most World Cup Appearances by an 18-Year-Old
Tunisia became the first team in history to qualify for the World Cup without conceding a goal.
Tunisia became the first team in history to qualify for the World Cup without conceding a goal.
Panama became the only team among the 48 participating in this World Cup to finish without scoring a single goal.
Sweden qualified for the World Cup without winning any match
Panama have become the third team in World Cup history to finish with zero points .
Iraq (1986) — 1 goal scored, 4 conceded
Japan (1998) — 1 goal scored, 4 conceded
Panama (2026) — 0 goals scored, 4 conceded
Rodri enters special club of 7 players able to win Champions League, World Cup, Ballon d’Or and continental trophy.
🇩🇪 Franz Beckenbauer
🇩🇪 Gerd Müller
🇫🇷 Zinedine Zidane
🇧🇷 Rivaldo
🇧🇷 Ronaldinho
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
🆕🇪🇸 Rodri
Disappointing scenes from the Argentina players after the final whistle.
Here is the video
Players from Argentina and Spain became involved in a confrontation immediately after the final whistle following Spain’s World Cup triumph.
Leandro Paredes and Eric García were at the centre of the incident after tensions built throughout a physical final.
Who remembered how Argentines were kicking Uche Okechukwu and Wilson Oruma at the flank with the players no holding any ball.
Defeating Argentina in any tournament always comes with a price and FIFA hardly do anything against them.
The joy of this FIFA World Cup in This edition was full of moments and memories that seemed to overflow till the next tournament would take place in the summer of 2029, as the tournament is played in a four-year cycle.
FIFA has transitioned to an expanded 32-team format. While FIFA has not yet announced the official host nation or exact match dates, the tournament is expected to take place between June and July. Qualification pathways for the 2029 edition are already underway.