Enzo Fernandez getting a red card made this a 5-star match for me. Paredes too even though it happened after the final whistle. Absolutely disgusting behavior and Tagliafico got away without a red card that should have been called for the way he tried to STEP on Lamine Yamal’s calf and ankle. Dibu was the only player who decided to show up for Argentina and he saved them from a 5-0 humiliation. That Nico goal was 100% a goal and you can’t tell me otherwise. Spains absolute masterclass midfield and defensive wall I cannot praise enough, but can we talk about Pedri for a minute? He’s been having a worse than mediocre World Cup for sure, but the second he stepped onto the pitch at 60’ you could just witness his magic. Instantly changed the game for better, opened more chances than anyone else. I better never see that Pedri isn’t a “big game player” because that’s absolute nonsense. No one deserves more praise rn than Cubarsi and Ferran Torres. Wow, Cubarsi will become a Spanish legend no doubt. And he’s only 19. Ferran, my goat. After praying for his goal to be counted against Saudi Arabia, this is genuinely the most beautiful ending. I hope this gives him the confidence he needed because that was the most important goal in Spains recent history. Never seen a team more deserving of a World Cup after bossing through the toughest opponents without a star striker, referee favoritism, and only ONE goal scored against them.