Argentina
players face bans as Fifa opens investigation into World Cup final brawls
Leandro
Paredes was shown red card after final whistle
Fifa
looking into Falklands banner at England game
Matt
Hughes in New York
Mon 20
Jul 2026 21.42 BST
Fifa has
opened an investigation into the violent scenes that followed Spain’s World Cup
final win on Sunday, with several Argentina players facing bans.
Nahuel
Molina appeared to strike Spain’s captain Rodri in the stomach as he ran on to
the pitch following the final whistle, while there was also a large melee on
the halfway line, where Leandro Paredes appeared to grab Eric García by the
throat before throwing Gavi to the ground.
Parades
was subsequently shown a red card by the referee, Slavko Vincic, who had also
sent off Enzo Fernández towards the end of normal time, as well as booking
three other Argentina players and the head coach, Lionel Scaloni.
“Following
an assessment of the relevant match reports for the Fifa World Cup final
between Spain and Argentina, and in line with article 36 of the Fifa
Disciplinary Code (FDC), the Fifa Disciplinary Committee has appointed a
Disciplinary and Ethics Prosecutor to investigate potential breaches of the FDC
with regard to the post-match incidents,” Fifa said in a statement.
Fifa is
also investigating Argentina’s conduct after their semi-final win over England,
when their players celebrated with a banner proclaiming “Las Malvinas son
Argentinas”, which was smuggled into the Atlanta Stadium by supporters.
Fifa
prohibits players or teams making political statements, so those involved could
be banned.
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