Adam Crafton

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Spain conquer the world + Ornstein's summer transfers · 20 Jul 2026 podcast

And kind of they run cold as Argentina are running hot.

And they're just a really, really good team.

But there's only so many times you can say Rodri is fantastic.

And he was.

And he had this period when he won the Ballon d'Or where if you were at a game he was playing at, he lucked.

Bigger, wider, faster, stronger than anyone else on the field.

And he kind of did it all without sweating.

Yeah.

And that's what it looked like yesterday.

Did he?

Yeah, and the only thing Spain kind of miss is just that top striker.

You know, that top striker or wide forward that really hits the moment.

I mean, I thought Yamal again was good, but again didn't have that kind of definitive moment per se.

So I think that's why people haven't spoken about them as much because there's just not...

you're kind of as a journalist you're always looking at the moment or the character and this Spain team have kind of had that character in your mouth but and Rodri but maybe not quite in the way of other nations but they are by far at the same time the best team and it's a reminder that World Cups are often won by the best defence and midfield whereas we're always talking about forwards yeah

I think it's hard.

We don't often see teams go back to back with the World Cup.

They are quite a young team, I would say.

There's a lot of young players in that team.

Yeah, I think obviously Rodri by then would be quite a lot older and he's so key.

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