Barcelona forward Ferran Torres named World Cup final MVP | OneFootball

The biggest event in international football, the World Cup 2026 final, has already taken place, and Spain, with up to eight FC Barcelona players in their ranks, came out victorious against Argentina with a 1-0 win in extra-time. With this win, the Iberian side has now taken their World Cup tally to 2, after having won the competition for the first time in 2010.

Among the 8 Blaugrana players in the Spanish team, there was also the forward Ferran Torres. He proved to be the difference maker in this match, as he scored the sole goal of the game in extra time to hand his team the win, and write his name in the history of Spanish football.

He also got the MVP award for this game, and as MARCA has reported, he talked to the media after the match. The Spaniard acknowledged how this goal was not only important for him:

“I think that, in the end, the goal belongs to 47 million people, not to me. It was written in the stars—it was meant to be that we would win.”

The Barcelona forward also commented on how much of a relief scoring this goal was for him:

“It is a huge sense of relief. I have been heavily criticised throughout the World Cup, but destiny is written, and thank God He always gives me the strength to keep going. As I always say, God gives things to those who deserve them the most.”

While Torres stood out with his decisive goal, other Blaugrana players also put in a very good performance in the final. This is particularly true for Pau Cubarsi, who, along with Aymeric Laporte, formed a wall that proved impossible for Argentina to get over, as they were able to muster their first shot of the game only in the second half of extra time.

Similarly, Lamine Yamal also led the Spanish team’s attack for the full 120 minutes. However, he was unfortunate not to get on the scoresheet despite getting several chances to break the deadlock. Dani Olmo, Pedri, and Eric Garcia also played an important role in this game. Although Gavi did not get to play any minutes, he was involved in a brawl with some Argentine players after the full-time whistle.