After Argentina lost to Spain in the FIFA World Cup final, former international Maxi Rodríguez discussed the match in an interview.

It can be said that the team that won today was the one that played better, had a stronger desire to win, and also had more ideas on the field and better control of the ball. Overall, Spain was clearly stronger than Argentina, and Argentina ultimately failed to make more changes. Maxi, when Argentina was playing with one less man against a team that kept you chasing the ball, did the game become almost impossible to complete?

Yes. First, I want to congratulate Spain; I believe they are deserved champions, and that must be acknowledged. As you said, when Argentina was playing with one less man, the game became very difficult, and the team had also expended a lot of energy.

However, we also need to congratulate the Argentina team, because they reached the final again and once again filled us with hope. But we were up against Spain, and they truly have a very good team, and their bench strength is also impressive. Therefore, we can only acknowledge that Spain played wonderful football and congratulate the champions.

Guti, congratulations to you too. People often say that in a final, the most important thing is to win, not to play beautifully. But today, Spain not only played in their own style but also won the championship.

Guti: Yes, thank you very much. The whole of Spain is very happy now because we have won our second star. Indeed, we faced a very tough opponent in Argentina. However, I think Spain always stuck to their football philosophy, maintained possession, and also created a lot of difficulties for Argentina. The goal seemed to be long in coming, and we even thought the game would go to a penalty shootout. But I think the eventual goal was fair, because Spain's overall performance was clearly superior to Argentina's.

Luis Omar, if it weren't for Emiliano Martínez's performance today, the score might have been even more disparate.

Luis Omar: That's true. He made saves in several key attacks, especially one free-kick defense. Therefore, his performance was indeed very good. In any case, congratulations to the whole of Spain.

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