How a young and cohesive Spain took down Lionel Messi’s Argentina

Thirty-four days ago, Spain opened their World Cup campaign with a frustrating goalless draw against tournament debutants Cape Verde.

Spain’s Ferran Torres scores in the World Cup final for La Roja [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]Dominating the finalSpain stuck with the same starting lineup for Sunday’s final, and who can blame them?

Lamine Yamal scored his first World Cup goal against Saudi Arabia in the group stage [Claudia Greco/Reuters]No need to rely on YamalSpain’s 2-1 victory over Belgium in the quarterfinals was yet another game at this tournament where Yamal failed to fire in front of goal.