Spain defeats opponent 3-1 to win 2026 FIFA World Cup final in East Rutherford

Spain defeated its opponent 3-1 to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, adding a second star to the team's crimson shirts, ESPN reported. Spain captain Rodri held a prematch news conference on Friday afternoon in Room 504 of the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan.

He stood at the 70-foot-tall windows overlooking the Hudson River and learned that the visible stretch of water lay a couple of hundred meters from the 2009 landing site of US Airways Flight 1549.

Rodri returned to the team base in Montclair, New Jersey, by road under police cavalcade escort. Coach Luis de la Fuente, director of football Aitor Karanka and other staff flew by helicopter from Manhattan to Newark. Tom Brady waited at a private terminal and told de la Fuente, "Good luck, man.

Spain planned to train on Saturday at the Red Bull New York facility in East Hanover. Thunder and lightning approached, prompting Red Bull security staff and local police to order media and team personnel indoors. Spain players and staff initially resisted but complied with the order to abandon the outdoor session.