# Spain are champions of the world: Malachy Clerkin and Kevin Kilbane on the World Cup final

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Podcast: [America 2026: A World Cup podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-2026-a-world-cup-podcast-7773210)
Published: 2026-07-20T17:42:32+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/irish-times-sport/episodes/spain-are-champions-of-the-world-malachy-clerkin-and-kevin-k
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Duration seconds: 2807

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España son los campeones del mundo. Argentina’s white knuckle ride through to the final of this World Cup met its match last night with ruthlessly proficient Spanish display. The individual star power of Messi came up against a solid collective set up and though they left it late, there was only ever going to be one winner on the night.  For the last time in the series, Paul Howard is joined by Kevin Kilbane and Malachy Clerkin to chat about what wasn’t a particularly spectacular final despite the amount of star power Fifa attempted to cram into the event.  And with that, World Cup 2026 is in the books.  Thank you for listening!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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