Muftawu Nabila’s report from New York as Ferran Torres extra time strike wins Spain World Cup title

Sixteen years after Andrés Iniesta's strike crowned Spain world champions in Johannesburg, Ferran Torres etched his own name into Spanish football folklore, smashing home the winning goal 37 seconds into the second period of extra time to seal a 1-0 victory over Argentina and return the World Cup to Madrid via New Jersey.

Spain had dominated every meaningful statistic but remained unable to find the breakthrough against a goalkeeper producing one of the finest performances in World Cup final history.

Enzo Fernández collected a second yellow card deep into stoppage time after a reckless challenge on Pau Cubarsí, reducing Argentina to ten men and handing Spain an additional advantage heading into extra time.