NEW YORK (Kashmir English): Newly crowned FIFA World Cup 2026 champions Spain completed a memorable tournament by collecting major individual awards and setting several historic records.
Spanish defender Pau Cubarsí was named the Young Player of the Tournament, while Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón received the Best Goalkeeper (Golden Glove) award for his outstanding performances throughout the competition.
France captain Kylian Mbappé was named the Golden Boot recipient after coming out as the leading goal scorer in the tournament with a total of ten goals scored. France’s star player made history by winning the World Cup Golden Boot trophy for the second time after he lifted the Golden Boot award in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Lionel Messi, the captain of Argentina, ended up being the second-highest goal scorer in the tournament with a total of eight goals scored.
The World Cup victory by Spain has also put the country in an unprecedented position in the football world, since it became the first nation to hold the World Cup titles for both the women’s and the men’s categories of football simultaneously after lifting the trophy for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Spain has made history as they are the first team in history to lift the World Cup trophy without conceding more than one goal in the entire competition.
The Spanish team did not allow any opposition to score first against them in the entire World Cup campaign.
Argentina Set Unwanted World Cup Final Record
This final game also earned Argentina another undesired record. Though it was going into this match as the defending champion, Argentina did not manage to score even a single shot on goal against Spain in the final match of the 90 minutes.
On the other hand, Spain created 15 attempts on goal in the final match, with nine shots being on target.
Consequently, Argentina became the first team in the FIFA World Cup final history to fail to make even a single shot on target in the final match of the FIFA World Cup tournament.
The unprecedented win for Spain, in addition to earning all the individual awards, has made the FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign the best performance in FIFA World Cup tournament history.
