The Spaniard Alex Baena entered the history of football through its widest doors, after he crowned with his country's national team the title of the 2026 World Cup.
The Spanish national team crowned the title of the 2026 World Cup after its victory in the final match against Argentina, yesterday evening, Sunday.
Baena became the first European player to achieve three consecutive international trebles represented in winning the European Championship, the gold medal in the Olympic Games, then the World Cup, and that after his crowning with "La Roja" the title of the 2026 World Cup, according to what was mentioned by the newspaper "Mundo Deportivo".
Baena's exceptional career began in the summer of 2024, when coach Luis de la Fuente selected him within the Spanish national team squad participating in the European Championship in Germany.
The midfielder contributed to "La Roja"'s path towards the title, which was achieved after the victory over England in the final match, to harvest his first major titles with the first national team.
Baena did not wait long to add a new title, as he joined directly the Spanish Olympic national team led by Santi Denia to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Spanish midfielder led his country's national team to win the gold medal after an exciting final match against France.
Outside Europe, the Argentine duo Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María had previously succeeded in combining the Olympic gold, the Copa America, and the World Cup.
