Absurd "Burying a coin secretly in the stadium" — Spain's winning secret is 'lucky coin'?... "Argentina lost to Cucurella's 'bizarre spell'"

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Marc Cucurella (28, Real Madrid) was late revealed to have buried a coin on the pitch just before the 2026 World Cup final. It was at the request of Spanish football legend Joan Capdevila (48).

Britain's "The Sun" reported on the 21st (Korean time) that "Cucurella buried a coin in the grass before the World Cup final against Argentina, infusing Spain with good luck."

Spain drew 0-0 after 90 minutes of regular and extra time against Argentina at New York-New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA on the 20th, then won 1-0 thanks to a late goal by Ferran Torres in the first minute of extra time. With this victory, Spain lifted its second World Cup title in history for the first time since the 2010 South Africa tournament, 16 years later.

Before the match, Cucurella took a coin out of his sock and buried it in the grass after the national anthem and shaking hands with teammates. This was done at the request of Capdevila, a member of Spain's 2010 South Africa World Cup-winning squad. He personally shared footage of Cucurella on his social media (SNS).

Capdevila said, "I buried a coin in the grass just before the 2010 South Africa World Cup final, and we won. Yesterday I asked Cucurella to do the same." He added, "Marc, I truly love you. You are world champion," conveying his congratulations.

Cucurella, who joined Real Madrid last month with a transfer fee of 51.8 million pounds (approximately 102.6 billion won), played every minute of all matches in this tournament without resting once, contributing three assists.

With Spain's championship win, Cucurella is also set to fulfill his unusual pre-final pledge. Ahead of the final, he had promised, "If we win, I will tattoo coach Luis de la Fuente's face on my body."

Asked about this during the post-World Cup victory press conference, De la Fuente wittily replied, "If you made a promise, you must keep it. And I'm not that ugly anyway."

Meanwhile, Spain conceded only one goal throughout all matches in this tournament, setting a new record for fewest goals conceded by a World Cup champion. Along with winning eight consecutive matches without defeat (seven wins and one draw), they also achieved an unprecedented 38-match unbeaten streak in A-international matches, proving the overwhelming dominance of their "Invincible Fleet."

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