{"id":21,"date":"2026-07-29T09:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/?p=21"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:20:26","slug":"spain-crowned-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/?p=21","title":{"rendered":"Spain crowned champions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Rachael Nuru<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Spain were crowned FIFA World Cup champions after edging Argentina 1-0 in a thrilling final played on Sunday. A disciplined Spanish side produced a determined performance to secure the country&#8217;s second World Cup title and deny Argentina back-to-back triumphs.The match remained tightly contested for long periods, with both teams creating chances but struggling to break each other&#8217;s defence. Spain eventually found the decisive goal, sparking celebrations among thousands of travelling fans and millions watching around the world.Argentina pushed hard for an equaliser in the closing stages, but Spain&#8217;s defence stood firm to preserve their slender lead until the final whistle. The victory capped an impressive tournament in which Spain displayed consistency, tactical discipline and resilience.The triumph marks a historic achievement for Spanish football, while Argentina finished as worthy runners-up after another memorable World Cup campaign. Spain now add the 2026 title to their previous World Cup success, cementing their place among football&#8217;s elite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000821630-1024x997.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000821630-1024x997.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000821630-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000821630-768x747.jpg 768w, https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000821630.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Argentina and Spain footballers clashing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rachael Nuru Spain were crowned FIFA World Cup champions after edging Argentina 1-0 in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23,"href":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updateplug.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}