FIFA World Cup 2026 final LIVE scores: Spain vs Argentina results, highlights, latest news; Ferran Torres Spain goal; Lionel Messi, Donald Trump updates; Enzo Fernández red card; Half-time show highli
World Cup final live updates: Spain find breakthrough in historically one-sided gameSam WorthingtonUpdated July 19, 2026 - 10.00pm. First published at 6.30pmLatest posts4m ago9.58PMFive minutes of added time to playSam WorthingtonThere are five minutes of added time to play as 10-man Argentina searches for an unlikely equaliser.Giuliano Simeone has just blasted it over the bar!“Simeone’s moment of regret,” Peter Drury says.11m ago9.51PMTorres’ second goal scrubbed out for offside!Sam WorthingtonAnd now Ferran Torres has had his second goal scrubbed out for offside!“Millimetres in it,” Alan Smith notes.Meanwhile, Mikel Merino of Spain hs just copped a Lionel Messi shot in the face.Time is running out for the great man.16m ago9.46PMGOAL! Torres breaks through in ‘magic moment’ for SpainSam WorthingtonSpain has finally broken stubborn Argentina!Ferran Torres has given Spain the lead in the second half of added time.Nico Williams did a great job to direct his header towards the substitute striker who made a beautiful connection to finally defeat goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.“Finally! At last! Spain’s magic moment!” Peter Drury says.Spain lead and Argentina now have to throw their defensive gameplan out the window.It was Spain’s 20th shot to Argentina’s zero.Advertisement20m ago9.43PMPlayers regroup at halftime of extra timeSam WorthingtonThe players are now regrouping at halftime of extra time.It’s still 0-0 and Argentina still haven’t taken a shot on goal!Absolute scenes.27m ago9.36PMMerino misses ‘an absolute sitter’Sam WorthingtonSpain forward Mikel Merino misses a wonderful opportunity to score with his head but the ball flashes wide to the right of the goal.“Oh, it’s an absolute sitter! He’ll be having nightmares about that if they don’t win... that will haunt him for the rest of his life,” Alan Smith says.31m ago9.31PMSpain goal DISALLOWED in high dramaSam WorthingtonWow. Nico Williams has finally found the back of the net for Spain.But his celebrations are short-lived as referee Slavko Vincic finds a foul in the buildup.“There’s nothing there,” Alan Smith says.There’s no official VAR check and 0-0 it remains after 99 minutes.38m ago9.24PMMartinez makes history with 10th saveSam WorthingtonEmiliano Martínez has just made history with that brilliant 10th save.He is now the record holder for most saves in a World Cup final.Not all have been difficult, but he has been immense.He was also the hero of the 2022 penalty shootout in the final.And now he’s just made his 11th.Spain has had 16 shots, Argentina zero. Remarkable stuff.“Argentina are clinging on and little more,” Peter Drury says.“Perhaps the most one-sided World Cup final ever and yet, there’s nothing in it.”43m ago9.19PMYamal denied by incredible Martinez save!Sam WorthingtonLamine Yamal has just been denied by an incredible Emiliano Martínez save!Spain’s gun teen could not have hit that free kick any better, but Argentina’s goalkeeper is seeing it like a beach ball as he dives full stretch to his left to palm the ball to safety.Into added time we go as a now 10-man Argentina somehow survive this punishing Spanish inquisition.54m ago9.08PMLegend Shearer rips cagey World Cup finalSam WorthingtonEngland legend Alan Shearer is not impressed as we hit the 90 minute mark of this scoreless World Cup final.We will have four minutes of aded time.“We’ve got two totally different styles of play, but we were hoping for a much better game weren’t we?” Shearer tells the BBC.More to explore
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