Spain Becomes First Nation to Hold Both Men’s and Women’s FIFA World Cup Titles at the Same Time
Spain makes history as the first nation to hold both men's and women's World Cup titles concurrently, clinching their second men's championship.
- On Sunday, Spain secured its second FIFA World Cup title by defeating Argentina 1-0 in the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- Ferran Torres grabbed the winner in the 106th minute, extending Spain's unbeaten run to 38 games, a new world record, while the team conceded just one goal across eight matches.
- Spain became the first nation to simultaneously hold both men's and women's FIFA World Cup titles, following the women's team's 2023 victory over England 1-0 in Sydney, Australia.
- Alongside the championship ring, Spain won $50 million in prize money for the tournament victory; Germany remains the only other team to lift the trophy in both competitions.
- Featuring 48 teams competing across 16 host cities in three countries, the 2026 World Cup stands as the largest tournament ever held in international soccer history.
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Neither Brazil, nor Germany, nor France: Spain signs an unprecedented record in the history of football by mastering the male and female categories.
Spain is not only the current European and world champions, they are the first country to simultaneously hold the World Cup for men and women, while they are the current European under-19 champions, for both men and women.
East Rutherford, 19 Jul (EFE).- Spain, with the victory of the team of Luis de la Fuente over Argentina in the final played this Sunday at Metlife stadium, has become the first country that is world champion in women and men in a simultaneous cycle. The women’s team reigns for three years, a month and a day, on 20 August 2023, when it won England thanks to a goal of Olga Carmona, in the World Cup of Australia and New Zealand. The side scored in …
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