Simón says it was Spain's record defense that made the goalkeeper's job so easy in the World Cup

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After cruising through the World Cup barely allowing any goals, Spain won the final hardly allowing a shot.

How good was this Spain defense? Take it from their goalkeeper.

”(My hands) didn’t really have to work that hard as much as other keepers,” Unai Simón said through an interpreter.

Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina on Sunday was its record seventh shutout of the World Cup. The Spaniards allowed just one goal and in the final permitted just two shots, neither on net.

Spain’s 2010 championship team shared the previous record of two goals allowed in a World Cup with two other teams. Iker Casillas, the goalkeeper of the country's first World Cup champions, watched in MetLife Stadium seated with 2010 teammates Xavier Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, Carles Puyol and Sergio Ramos.

This squad allowed only Belgium to score in a 2-1 quarterfinals victory, then blanked teams featuring Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi, the two leading scorers in World Cup history, in victories over France and Argentina to win it.

Messi’s squad was outshot 20-2, finally getting a shot in extra time.

Simón won the Golden Glove as the tournament’s top goalkeeper, though needed to make only 14 saves. Argentina's Emiliano Martinez nearly had to make that many Sunday alone, finishing with a record 11.

“If all of the gloves were able to speak that I have used throughout the entire tournament, what I think is that, at the end of the day, what they would be able to tell you, is that they didn’t have to really work as hard as other keepers," Simón said.

"I think that this is due to all of my teammates, for us to have been able to have all of these wins.”

AP Sports Writer Stephen Whyno contributed to this report.

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Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon makes a save during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon (23) celebrates with the Golden Glove trophy during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Argentina's Nicolas Tagliafico (3), Argentina's Nicolas Otamendi (19) try to score as Spain's Pedro Porro (12), Spain's Eric Garcia (4) and Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon (23) try to stop them during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon (23) celebrates with the Golden Glove trophy during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Argentina's Nicolas Tagliafico (3), Argentina's Nicolas Otamendi (19) try to score as Spain's Pedro Porro (12), Spain's Eric Garcia (4) and Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon (23) try to stop them during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

MIAMI (AP) — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate are scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate in Miami on Monday after they were arrested to face rape and sex trafficking charges in the United Kingdom.

The Tates are being held in federal detention following their arrest on Saturday. In the coming weeks, a U.S. district judge will consider whether they meet the conditions for extradition.

An attorney for the brothers, Joseph McBride, blasted the latest charges as “filth and slander.” On Sunday, McBride said he was confident the extradition request would be denied.

Prosecutors in Britain said the new charges relate to four further victims and were brought after authorities received evidence from Bedfordshire Police in southeastern England. The charges that span alleged incidents between 2010 and 2017 include rape, assault, trafficking and offenses relating to “indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.”

The brothers already face previous charges of rape, bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain relating to three other alleged victims in the U.K. between 2012 and 2015.

The new allegations are the latest in a long-running international legal saga involving the Tates that has spanned the U.S., Britain and Romania. The brothers have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

Their social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities.

The dual U.S. and British citizens moved to Romania in 2016. They were arrested there in 2022, accused of participating in schemes to lure women for sexual exploitation. They denied those allegations and the Romanian case hasn't gone forward because of legal and procedural problems.

Last year, they were allowed to leave Romania and flew to Florida.

Attorney Joseph McBride, representing Andrew and Tristan Tate after they were arrested to face rape and sex trafficking charges against them in the United Kingdom, speaks with the news media outside of the C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Attorney Joseph McBride arrives for a court hearing for his clients Andrew and Tristan Tate after they were arrested to face rape and sex trafficking charges against them in the United Kingdom, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Attorney Joseph McBride arrives for a court hearing for his clients Andrew and Tristan Tate after they were arrested to face rape and sex trafficking charges against them in the United Kingdom, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

FILE - Andrew Tate, left, watches his brother Tristan speak, outside a police station in Voluntari, Romania, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

FILE - Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan arrive an event, April 11, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool, File)