The decisive moment is here, and Spain are chasing our second star.
To lift this World Cup, we don’t need anything flashy—just calm heads and the courage to keep playing our way.
I’m back in Madrid after covering the tournament for the BBC, and I’d say the whole country believes we can beat Argentina on Sunday and bring the trophy home, like we did in 2010.
That belief comes from many places—our Euro 2024 triumph, a 37-game unbeaten run, and of course the way we defeated France in the semi-final.
This Spain side’s strength lies in the group and its mentality. They function as a true collective with a shared identity they trust, which means they keep doing the same things, together.
Our World Cup opener was a 0-0 draw with Cape Verde—not the result we expected—but there was no panic, and no change of approach.
It was the same against Portugal and Belgium in the knockouts, when they had to fight until the last minute to find a winner, and in a different way it was the same after going ahead early against France in the semi-final.
France were among the big favourites and had scored freely, but Spain stayed positive and didn’t abandon their approach to protect a lead.
Holding onto that clear identity—and sticking with it—is the key, especially now.
Spain can rotate personnel but the shape remains the same, and so does the mindset: keep the ball and control as much of the game as possible.
Games can unfold in different ways, of course, but Spain have not trailed in any of our seven World Cup matches so far, which is remarkable.
If that changes in the final and we fall behind to Argentina, we won’t panic. We’ll keep the same calm we’ve shown from the start, all the way to the end.