“Please, let it be a goal, please”, Ferran Torres pleaded as the VAR reviewed his celebration against Saudi Arabia. It was disallowed for offside. Spain were already winning by a landslide, but he needed that goal like air after weeks of carrying the criticism of half the country.
Posts, offsides, chances that slipped away. The Shark battled through every stage of the tournament without the ball wanting to go in. Until the final against Messi’s Argentina arrived.
In extra time, without asking anything of heaven this time, Ferran scored. It was his only goal in the entire World Cup, and it gave Spain the second star in its history. “I have been a much-criticized person, but I think destiny is written”, he said afterward. Sometimes football takes time, but it pays in full 🇪🇸⚽
