New York: The World Cup final descended into outrageous and ugly scenes as fights broke out among the two sets of players immediately after the full-time whistle was blown. Some of Argentina’s players completely lost their composure as Spain’s substitutes and coaching staff ran on to the pitch to celebrate their historic 1-0 victory against the South Americans.
Ferran Torres had scored a crucial 106th-minute winner after Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez was sent off in the 93rd minute for a second bookable offense. After the final whistle, Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes was shown a straight red card for punching Spain’s Eric Garcia and pushing youngster Gavi to the ground. Argentina’s defender Nahuel Molina also punched Rodri in the torso as he was running past, while midfielder Thiago Almada was actively involved in the chaos.
Expressing his utter disappointment on the BBC broadcast, former player Micah Richards remarked: “It’s embarrassing. Seeing that sort of stuff after the game was played is not good, it’s embarrassing to be honest. Paredes is better than that. We all know what it’s like to lose a game, but this behavior is not good enough.” Former goalkeeper Joe Hart added: “Disgusting behavior. There was only one man on that pitch with class and that was Lionel Messi.” Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney stated: “It doesn’t surprise me. We’ve seen this from Argentina before. It’s just sad, very poor from them. If you lose a game of football, be graceful.”
Argentina adopted an aggressive approach throughout the World Cup final, similar to their semi-final performance. Fernandez complained against his dismissal, but his late foul on Pau Cubarsi was deemed atrocious by officials. Argentina registered only two shots on target in the entire match, with their first coming as late as the 117th minute. In total, Argentina committed 24 fouls during the tense final, while Spain gave away 21 fouls.
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സ്പെയിൻ്റിനോട് 1-0 ന് തോറ്റതിന് പിന്നാലെ ഫിഫ ലോകകപ്പ് ഫൈനൽ ഗ്രൗണ്ടിൽ വൻ സംഘർഷം. സ്പാനിഷ് താരങ്ങളെ കൈയേറ്റം ചെയ്ത അർജന്റീനയുടെ ലിയാൻഡ്രോ പാരെഡെസിന് മത്സരശേഷം റെഡ് കാർഡ് ലഭിച്ചു. അർജന്റീന കളിക്കാരുടെ പെരുമാറ്റം തികച്ചും അപമാനകരമാണെന്ന് മൈക്ക റിച്ചാർഡ്സ്, ജോ ഹാർട്ട്, വെയ്ൻ റൂണി തുടങ്ങിയ മുൻ വമ്പൻ താരങ്ങൾ വിമർശിച്ചു.
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