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But despite multiple shots by Spain, Argentina deftly defended its goal \u2014 forcing the match to go into extra time. Finally, in minute 106, substitute Ferran Torres scored a goal for Spain, securing them the World Cup victory and denying Argentina a back-to-back win.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=4630\">Black Bear Hires Bianca Parkes and Heather Phillips to Lead Marketing, Publicity<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain&#8217;s World Cup win over Argentina broke ratings records, scoring as the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. TV history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[3194,1780],"class_list":["post-4636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","tag-tv-ratings-2","tag-world-cup"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spain\u2019s World Cup Win Breaks Ratings Records, Scores as Most-Watched Soccer Telecast in U.S. TV History - 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