Spain won the 2026 World Cup thanks to the forward of Barcelona, ​​but the secret triumphant of the tournament...

On Sunday, the fate of the trophy was decided by a single goal in extra time, which was scored by Barcelona winger Ferran Torres. The moment was a real déjà vu for Furia Roja fans, recalling the legendary winner of another Camp Nou icon, Andres Iniesta, in the 2010 final. The decisive match in New Jersey was presented by the press as an epic clash of the eras: the greatest player in the history of the Catalan club, Lionel Messi, against the new superstar of the Blue and Garnet Lamin Yamal. However, if you look at the tournament through the prism of club performance, then this world championship was won by bitter rivals of the Catalans - Real Madrid. The paradox is that the World Cup began for Madrid in an unusual situation: for the first time in its history, Spain went to the tournament without a single representative of Real Madrid in the application (although Marc Cucurella of Chelsea was already confirmed during the competition). However, the stars of Los Blancos, who defended the colors of other national teams, simply destroyed the tournament. In total, representatives of the Madrid club scored 22 goals: Kylian Mbappe — 10 goals for France Jude Bellingham - 7 goals for England. Vinicius Junior — 4 goals for Brazil. Arda Güler — 1 goal for Turkey. The second step in this peculiar rating was taken by the champions of France — Paris Saint-Germain with 15 goals. Ousmane Dembele (6 goals for France), Bradley Barkola (3 for France), Ibrahim Mbay (2 for Senegal), as well as Joao Neves and Nunu Mendes (one each for Portugal), Achraf Hakimi (for Morocco) and Fabian Ruiz (for Spain) formed their achievements.