appConfigEntityId

bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

isVideo

articlePageQuery

article

articleSchemaContent

content

hooksArticlePageAdvertisementConfigArticle

hooksArticlePageFloatingButtonConfigArticle

appConfig

filter

json

liveArticle

Reuters

Argentina’s Leandro Paredes ⁠received a 10-match suspension ⁠for his part in a brawl ⁠after his team lost to Spain in the World Cup final while teammate Nahuel Molina was suspended for seven games, Fifa announced on Friday.
A brief scuffle erupted at the final whistle when Argentina midfielder Paredes shoved Spain’s Gavi to the ground ‌as the European champions’ substitutes rushed onto the pitch to celebrate.
Paredes faced three assault counts while Molina faced two. Both players were also fined US$90,000 each.
Argentina’s Thiago Almada and Spain’s Gavi faced one count each of unsporting behaviour, while Argentina’s assistant coach Roberto Ayala faced one assault count.
While Almada and Gavi received one-match suspensions, Ayala, who had apologised for his part ⁠in the altercation, was banned for three games, with all three fined US$30,000.
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) was fined ‌a total of US$321,000 for multiple disciplinary breaches during the World Cup, including the display by some players of a banner declaring “Las Malvinas Son Argentinas” (“The Falklands are ‌Argentine”) following their semi-final win over England.

The AFA was also ordered to play Argentina’s ⁠next two home ⁠matches with spectators limited to 50 per cent of capacity.
Fifa had said using a sports event for demonstrations of a non-sporting nature was ‌a breach of the disciplinary code.
The fines were levied for breaches of the disciplinary code including use of a sports event ‌for non-sporting ‌demonstrations, team misconduct and discriminatory chants and gestures by fans.
“The Fifa Disciplinary Committee further determined ‌that US$100,000 of the US$321,000 must be invested in a plan to combat discrimination,” it said.
“The implementation of part ⁠of the sanction [one of the two matches and US$100,000 of the fine] is suspended, with a probationary ⁠period to apply.”
The decisions remain subject to appeal and the AFA said its legal department would request the grounds for the rulings from Fifa before filing an appeal.
The AFA ‌said it was willing to ‌appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, sport’s highest court, as a last resort.
Andres Paton Urich, the AFA’s legal manager, told Argentine sports outlet Ole that their efforts were focused on reducing the length of Paredes’ and Molina’s suspensions.


Ma Ning hopes to ‘pass torch’ to next generation of Chinese referees after second World Cup

Fifa president Gianni Infantino makes an appearance at Under-20 Women’s World Cup

Key investor Kushner blames football power struggle for World Cup plan collapse

Under-fire South Korean football body hires ex-Spain boss Robert Moreno as interim coach

Fifa World Cup 2026

Leandro Paredes banned for 10 games after World Cup final fracas, Argentina fined

Argentina’s Leandro Paredes (centre) knocks down Spain’s Gavi after the World Cup final. Photo: AP

Players from Spain and Argentina are involved in a scuffle after the World Cup final. Photo: TNS

Zion Suzuki: From Asian Cup racism to World Cup star and Premier League history man

The commanding Zion Suzuki claims posession during Japan’s 1-1 World Cup draw with Sweden this summer. Photo: Getty Images

Zion Suzuki playing in Japan’s Asian Cup defeat by Iraq in 2024 that led to his being targeted by racists. Photo: Reuters

Emiliano Martinez, here with his 2022 World Cup Golden Glove, is set to exit Aston Villa. Photo: Reuters

Top Fifa official sacked after slamming Gianni Infantino World Cup plot

Kevin Lamour (centre) was one of the most senior Fifa figures to speak out against president Gianni Infantino’s plan. Photo: AP

Fifa head Gianni Infantino at the inauguration of Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella earlier this month. Photo: Reuters

Sport

Football

Argentine Football Association says its legal department would request the grounds for the rulings from Fifa before filing an appeal


Argentine Football Association says its legal department would request the grounds for the rulings from Fifa before filing an appeal.


Court of Arbitration for Sport

Fifa

Leandro Paredes banned for 10 games after World Cup final fracas, Argentina fined

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Argentine Football Association says its legal department would request the grounds for the rulings from Fifa before filing an appeal

Argentine Football Association says its legal department would request the grounds for the rulings from Fifa before filing an appeal