Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in extra time and came away with the Man of the Match. Spain has a new heart, and a World Cup trophy to go with it.
Ferran Torres (#7) relaxes in the Dallas sun next to Marc Pubill and Marcos Llorente during Spain’s pre-match training session at the Cotton Bowl on July 5, 2026, ahead of their World Cup Round of 16 match against Portugal. Photo by Thomas Coex / AFP via Getty Images.
Ferran Torres scored the winner in extra time in Sunday’s World Cup final and was named Man of the Match, the biggest night in international football.
Shakira presented him with the trophy on stage, in a Roberto Cavalli look reportedly set with 200,000 Swarovski crystals. He headlined the first-ever FIFA World Cup Finals Show, held in support of the FIFA Citizens’ Scholarship Fund, an initiative he sits on, making him the chosen recipient of the event.
At Carson Sports Park on July 9, 2026, Ferran Torres (#7) of Spain practices before the Quarterfinal of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Photo by Florencia Tan Jun / Getty Images.
The image also evokes a very specific memory. Shakira performed at the 2010 World Cup, a tournament Spain won for the first time, and met Gerard Piqué on the set of the “Waka Waka” video that summer. They went on to have a decade-plus relationship and two children before splitting in 2022.
At the Camp Nou on May 30, 2015, the Copa del Rey trophy takes center stage as Gerard Piqué and Shakira stand with the trophy after Barcelona’s final victory at the Athletic Club. Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images.
Sixteen years later, he is back in the finals of the World Cup that Spain just won, making himself the Player of the Match. The online analysis is specific to the Piqué comparison.
Shakira lights up the halftime match of the 2026 World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina, performing at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. Photo by Patricia de Melo Moreira / AFP via Getty Images.
The 26-year-old striker was already on the rise as “the hottest player in this World Cup” before the final whistle. A fan-voted list of the most attractive Spanish players in the competition currently has them at number 1, ahead of Gavi and Álex Grimaldo.
Ferran Torres scores for Spain against Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, on July 19, 2026. Photo by Jewel Samad / AFP via Getty Images.
Post-final coverage calls him the new heart of the Spanish internet, pointing to long hair, Flynn Rider comparisons, and a flurry of edits that began to spread a few hours after the award was presented.
Ferran Torres celebrates with Marcus Rashford after putting Barcelona ahead against Real Madrid at the Spotify Camp Nou on May 10, 2026. Photo by David Ramos / Getty Images.
The visual information returns the visual. Barcelona puts him at 6’0″ and 176 lbs, with other outlets putting him closer to 170. Lean and long-legged, a winger who has often played as a central striker, he has a tendency to hold his own in duels without a big frame.
Tall, sharp, 26 years old, and now the boy who scored the goal that won Spain the World Cup. “Hottest” is subjective, but its objective is that the man is hot.
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