在19日进行的美加墨世界杯决赛中，西班牙队通过加时赛以1:0战胜卫冕冠军阿根廷队，继2010年南非世界杯后，队史第二次夺冠。
Head coach Luis de la Fuente hailed his players' unity after Spain secured the World Cup title with a 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina in the final on Sunday.
Second-half substitute Ferran Torres scored the winner in the 106th minute as Spain clinched its second World Cup crown and first since 2010.
西班牙队主教练德拉富恩特赛后说：“我由衷为这一代球员感到自豪。他们为我们诠释了何为团队、何为家人。这群球员天赋卓绝，能一路陪伴他们走完这段征程对我而言是莫大的荣幸。回首过往，我心绪万千。我们和球员们深入交流过很多次，我们斩获了所有能拿的荣誉，这一切太过美好。他们是足以让整个西班牙为之骄傲的一代球员。团结一心，我们便会强大。”
"So much pride. Pride for this generation of footballers that have been growing with this idea, staying loyal to the idea, and doing their best," De la Fuente said after the match.
"They are an example of a team, a group, a family, and a collective of great players that have been exceptional. I'm just so proud to have accompanied them on this journey, to have been there with them on this trajectory is an honour."
7月19日，西班牙队主教练德拉富恩特在比赛补水时间指导球员。图源：新华社
下半场补时阶段，恩佐·费尔南德斯吃到第二张黄牌被红牌罚下，阿根廷队只能以十人应战。阿根廷队门将埃米利亚诺·马丁内斯在比赛中屡屡贡献精彩扑救，帮助阿根廷队将比赛拖入加时赛。
Despite dominating possession and looking more dangerous in attack, Spain was constantly thwarted by Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who made 11 saves in the match.
“我觉得这场比赛本可以早早分出胜负，马丁内斯数次‘神扑’，让我们没能更快锁定胜局。但这是世界杯决赛，即便最后阶段对手只剩十人作战，（我们）也会遇到困难。”65岁的德拉富恩特补充道。
"We tried and tried to get on the scoresheet but weren't able to, but this is a World Cup final, even against 10 men at the end we had to suffer," he said. "But, we like to suffer, and I'll say it again, we were prepared for everything."
带队夺冠后，德拉富恩特成为世界杯历史上年龄最大的冠军主教练，超越2010年率西班牙队夺冠时年满59岁零200天的博斯克。
来源：新华社
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