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Syndicated reporting provided by Stats Perform and reviewed by the SoccerNews editorial team.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Toni Kroos quipped that “football won” following Spain’s 1-0 success over 10-man Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final at\u00a0New York New Jersey Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n Spain were crowned world champions for the second time, and the first since 2010, as\u00a0Ferran Torres’ 106th-minute winner proved to be the difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n La Roja were\u00a0helped by\u00a0Enzo Fernandez’s sending off in second-half stoppage time, with the Chelsea midfielder dismissed for a second bookable offence.\u00a0<\/p>\n Luis de la Fuente’s side dominated from start to finish as Argentina became the first team in World Cup final history to not have a shot in 90 minutes.<\/p>\n Argentina’s first attempt was a blocked volley from Lionel Messi in the 117th minute, though they did almost equalise through\u00a0Giuliano Simeone in stoppage time at the end of extra time.<\/p>\n Argentina also let their frustrations boil over on more than one occasion, not only in the showpiece match\u00a0but also in their semi-final victory against England, and\u00a0there were more ugly scenes that followed the full-time whistle.\u00a0<\/p>\n Football won<\/p>\n
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