Spanish Press Praises 'Kings of All Time'

Madrid - Buenos Aires - AFP - “Kings of all time!” “The invincible Spain!” “Spain enters the realm of immortality!” The Spanish press could not find enough words of praise to celebrate its national team’s achievement and its victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina.

According to the newspaper Marca, the players of “La Roja” are simply “kings of all time,” praising “the second star that will be embroidered on the Spanish jersey following another display of team play.”

Meanwhile, the newspaper As considered that this triumph recalls the first title won in 2010, with its headline reading: “Just like the first time.”

It noted that “no country has ever simultaneously crowned itself world champion in both the women’s and men’s tournaments.”

For its part, the Catalan newspaper La Vanguardia wrote: “Spain rules the world, a reality that its football had already reflected, and the World Cup has now confirmed it. The second star is indeed making its way to the Iberian Peninsula to settle on the chest of a magnificent team featuring a new champion.”

El País viewed that “Spain enters the realm of immortality with this second world title, at the expense of the defending champions, whose threat level was reduced to almost nothing.”

On its side, the Argentine press acknowledged defeat in the final against a “clearly superior Spanish national team,” describing it as the “end of a dream,” but focused primarily on the tears of its star Lionel Messi.

The newspaper wrote in its editorial: “Lionel Scaloni’s team held on for nearly two hours thanks to Emiliano Martínez’s exceptional performance. But it ultimately succumbed in the final minutes of the match.”

For his part, the Infobae website noted that “Argentina fought until the end, but never managed to impose its style of play, and was forced to cope with the sending-off of Enzo Fernández and the injuries of Cristian Romero and Lisandro Martínez,” adding that “the Albiceleste nonetheless concluded with yet another magnificent World Cup.”

The Clarín newspaper also acknowledged “Spain’s superiority” and paid tribute to goalkeeper Martínez, who “showed why he is a fundamental pillar of the Argentine national team.”

Almost all Argentine media outlets dedicated a separate article to Messi’s tears, after he received his silver medal in what could be his final match wearing the national team jersey.