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2 - Spain’s Ferran Torres was just the second substitute to score the winning goal in a FIFA World Cup final, after Germany’s Mario Götze in 2014, which also came against Argentina. Repeat.

38 - Spain are now unbeaten in their last 38 matches in all competitions, the longest ever run by any European or South American team in history. Premier.

4 - Argentinien 🇦🇷 verlor zum vierten Mal ein Endspiel einer Weltmeisterschaft (nach 2014, 1990, 1930) - nur Deutschland 🇩🇪 kassierte ebenso viele Final-Niederlagen. Bitter.

0 - Argentina are the first ever team to fail to have a single shot in 90 minutes in a FIFA World Cup final. Blanks.

3 - The three shots so far in #ESPARG are the fewest on record (since 1966) in the first half of a FIFA World Cup final, while it's also the first time since 1966 Argentina haven't had a single shot in the first half of any World Cup match. Circumspect.

2 - 19-year-old Lamine Yamal is the first player to have played in both a UEFA European Championship final and a FIFA World Cup final as a teenager. Kicks.

1978 - Erstmals seit 48 Jahren wird in einem Endspiel bei einer FIFA-Weltmeisterschaft kein Spieler des FC Bayern München zum Einsatz kommen (1978). Ungewohnt.

3 - 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi is the set to become just the second player ever to appear in three @FIFAWorldCup finals (2014, 2022 and 2026), along with 🇧🇷 Brazil’s Cafu (1994, 1998, 2002). Historic.

20 - Through 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi and 🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal, it will be the first time in a @FIFAWorldCup final that there are starters on opposite sides separated in age by 20+ years (20 years, 19 days). Lineage.

5 - Meiste Assists eines Spielers für einen Teamkollegen bei einer Weltmeisterschafts-Endrunde seit 1966: 🥇 5 - Michael Olise für Kylian Mbappé 2026 🇫🇷 🥈 4 - Michael Ballack für Miroslav Klose 2002 🇩🇪 🥈 4 - Thomas Häßler für Jürgen Klinsmann 1994 🇩🇪 Dreamteam.

10 - Les matches de l'histoire de la Coupe du Monde à au moins dix buts : 🇧🇷 Brésil - Pologne 🇵🇱 en 1938 : 6-5 🇭🇺 Hongrie - Allemagne 🇩🇪 en 1954 : 8-3 🇦🇹 Autriche - Suisse 🇨🇭 en 1954 : 7-5 🇫🇷 France - Paraguay 🇵🇾 en 1958 : 7-3 🇭🇺 Hongrie - Salvador 🇸🇻 en 1982 : 10-1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Angleterre - France 🇫🇷 en 2026 : 6-4 🆕 Décuplé.

10 - Kylian Mbappé is only the fourth player in history to score 10 or more goals at a single World Cup, and the first to achieve the feat in 56 years 🇭🇺 Sándor Kocsis: 11 goals (1954) 🇫🇷 Just Fontaine: 13 goals (1958) 🇩🇪 Gerd Müller: 10 goals (1970) 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé: 10 goals (2026) Iconic.

3rd - England have achieved their second-best finish at the FIFA World Cup, behind their 1966 success on home soil. Reward.

7 - Jude Bellingham’s seven goals are the outright most ever by an England player at a single FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship tournament. Heroic.

7 - Michael Olise a délivré sept assists sur cette Coupe du Monde 2026, battant le record de Pelé (6 en 1970) depuis qu’Opta analyse la compétition (1966). Cinq de ces assists ont été à destination de Kylian Mbappé, record pour un joueur vers un autre sur la période. Connexion.

2 – Declan Rice und Bukayo Saka sind erst das zweite Arsenal-Duo, das in einem Weltmeisterschaftsspiel jeweils ein Tor erzielte – nach Marc Overmars und Dennis Bergkamp 1998 für die Niederlande gegen Südkorea. Gunners.

1/8 - Les derniers matches des sélectionneurs français avec les Bleus ces 40 dernières années : 🤝Henri Michel : 1-1 v Chypre 🇨🇾 en 1988 ❌Michel Platini : 1-2 v Danemark 🇩🇰 en 1992 ❌Gérard Houllier : 1-2 v Bulgarie 🇧🇬 en 1993 😭 ✅Aimé Jacquet : 3-0 v Brésil 🇧🇷 en 1998 🏆🎉 ❌Roger Lemerre : 0-2 v Danemark 🇩🇰 en 2002 ❌Jacques Santini : 0-1 v Grèce 🇬🇷 en 2004 ❌Raymond Domenech : 1-2 v Afrique du Sud 🇿🇦 en 2010 🚌 ❌Laurent Blanc : 0-2 v Espagne 🇪🇸 en 2012 ❓Didier Deschamps v Angleterre🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 en 2026 Malédiction.

20 - The only two players to complete 20+ dribbles at the 2026 World Cup: 25 - 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi, aged 39 22 - 🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal, aged 19 Relentless.

13 - 🇦🇷 Alexis Mac Allister has played in more @FIFAWorldCup matches without losing than anyone in the competition's history (13). 11 wins 2 draws (both won on penalties) 0 losses Invincible.

12% - England had just 12% possession when they were winning 1-0 for 30 minutes last night. That is the lowest by a team to be winning for at least 10 minutes in a World Cup match in the last 60 years. Confinement.