European Champions Spain edged defending champions Argentina 1-0 in the final of the FIFA World Cup at New York/New Jersey Stadium. Spain played with an aggressive attack and controlled the tempo throughout the match. Team Argentina played a purely defensive game.

Despite several attacks on target by Spain, the first half ended scoreless at 0-0.

In the second half, Spain kept attacking, but the match ended 0-0 in regular time.

Finally, in the 106th minute Ferran TORRES scored the only goal of the match for Spain to seal the victory.