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Argentina Squad Slated for Gesture During Spain's World Cup Celebrations
FIFA will investigate the post-match melee and could punish the Argentine Football Association after players clashed with Spain during the trophy presentation.
- On Sunday, Spain secured their second FIFA World Cup title by defeating defending champions Argentina 1-0 at New York New Jersey Stadium, with Ferran Torres scoring the decisive goal in the 106th minute.
- Violent scenes erupted immediately after the final whistle when Argentina defender Nahuel Molina appeared to punch Spain captain Rodri, sparking a mass confrontation between players from both sides.
- Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes became central to the melee, wrestling Gavi to the ground before appearing to jab Spain defender Eric Garcia in the throat as players from both teams intervened.
- Former England captain Stuart Pearce branded Argentina's conduct "classless," while presenter Adrian Durham called the team "a total disgrace" after players turned their backs during Spain's trophy lift.
- FIFA will investigate the violence and potentially punish the Argentine side; manager Lionel Scaloni claimed his team remained "gracious in defeat," though his assessment was met with skepticism given the on-pitch confrontations.
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World Cup: 'Thank God Spain won' - Oliseh slams Argentina players over bad behaviour
Former Nigeria head coach, Sunday Oliseh, has slammed Argentina players over ‘bad advertisement’ following their 1-0 World Cup final defeat to Spain over the weekend. Oliseh was not pleased with some of the Argentina players who were involved in a fight with the Spanish players after the final whistle of the encounter in New Jersey. Recall that there […] World Cup: ‘Thank God Spain won’ – Oliseh slams Argentina players over bad behaviour
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16 years after the first World Cup title, Spain is once again at the top - and that is highly deserved. The shameful behaviour of the Argentines makes the triumph even greater.
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