Argentina players shown red cards after World Cup final incidents

sportsJul 20, 2026454,212

Leandro Paredes received a straight red card after the final whistle of Argentina's World Cup final loss to Spain when he rushed toward Spain's Eric Garcia and violently put an open hand to Garcia's throat, knocking him to the ground. The incident occurred at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, in front of assistant referee Tomaž Klančnik and Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni, and Paredes also shoved Spain midfielder Gavi during the ensuing melee. The action set off a large brawl between the teams and earned Paredes the red card after the confrontation. Earlier near the end of regulation, Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández was sent off after receiving a second yellow card. Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 after extra time to claim its second World Cup title. FIFA's disciplinary committee is expected to review Paredes's conduct, and he is likely to face a suspension longer than the automatic one-match ban for a red card.

JM =^D

@jm539581.bsky.social

Leandro Paredes with a red card after the final whistle

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Hilary1032

Argentina plays so dirty. So glad they lost this match

TinkTonkWolicyPonk she/they454

I mean, that's just battery. Charges ought to be pressed.

Gallo257

Should never play internationally again. There needs to be actual consequences for this bullshit. Argentina do this constantly

Torgeir 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈204

Failed his attempts at getting one in regulation time, so had to finish the job. Commitment.

Big Mike177

this angles even worse tf

Kevin Weatherwalks146

A longer than usual suspension should be imposed, no?

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26,930 words (I'm back writing!)31

I often make the comparison between soccer and rugby but here’s another instance. Just try this on a rugby field and you’re on a 10 game ban or longer, and probably your body parts get rearranged the first game you’re back unless you’re Eben Etzebeth.

opus reticulatum8

it must suck being a casual/rational argentina fan rn. you get lumped in with the hardcore racist fans, the whole world at this point thinks your team are a bunch of cheating nazis, you get to the final and put up an absolute stinker of a game and finally this

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Senestroprof6

quand un pays gouverné par un fasciste perd, pays toujours faire ça :

Tremor Ferrum (Support Small Artists!)5

This is the kind of video that needs to be saved for when CERTAIN PEOPLE inevitably pull out the "women are too emotional to lead" thing for the 1000th time

𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱𝘁 🇺🇦 🇨🇵 🇪🇺5

Des 💩 ces "footballeur" argentins

Melatonimetal. 🦋📚5

No tuvieron futbol en todo el puto mundial de los cojones, debieron perder ante Cabo Verde GOD. 🇨🇻 Solo eran entradas y FifAntino.

Felonious Monk3

To be clear, this man should be tried and convicted of felony assault, jailed, and not returned to Argentina until his time has been served. That can be seven years in New York.

Noah Shusterman3

I started the game rooting for Spain but not overly so. By extra time I was viewing the match as an existential battle between good and evil.

Pablo C. Ganter3

Ah, que larpean Blood Bowl.

The Secret Barrister

@barristersecret.bsky.social

Inject that Enzo Fernandez red card directly into my veins

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The Secret Barrister483

One of the very worst human beings in football. You love to see it. Watching the rest of these cheats losing their tiny minds is marvellous fun.

Russell8

I feel like he could have been booked about 6 times over the past two games. Can't believe he had the temerity to protest his innocence too. Actually I can.

Barbara Exon6

Only a match too late, should have happened when he elbowed Anderson in the head/neck....

Dr. Barry Scannell3

I think they have supervised facilities for that.

Tyche3

Lets be real, Argentina should have gained at least 7 red cards in this tournament.

Samantha's Silver Earrings2

Argentina are the only team out of the four that are going to end up entirely unsatisfied. Spain-Winners France-Golden Boot England-Best since 1966 Argentina-1 place less than last year

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Ben A2

Made the preceding 90 mins of dross suddenly worth it

talia jane

@taliajane.bsky.social

40,000 red cards were distributed to World Cup attendees today for fans to hold up in protest against Trump and FIFA’s corruption

a sample image of the red cards distributed today. it shows a globe with a soccer pattern and roses & poppies around a banner reading “unitas mundi.” below is the title, “2026 world cup final red card” and the date and location: east rutherford, new jersey. sunday, july 19th. it includes a QR code to indicate when to raise the card.

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Jules Boykoff

@julesboykoff.bsky.social

Red card couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy [saracasm]. Enzo Fernández is notorious for his racism & transphobia.

Screen shot that reads: Enzo Fernandez, currently with Chelsea in London, after the national team’s victory in the Copa America held in the U.S. (following the final game against Colombia in Miami). The video features a song that ends when someone on the team bus says, “Cut the live.” This action suggests an awareness that the song was highly inappropriate and shouldn’t be shared on social media.
The song itself is a blatant display of transphobia and racism in varying degrees. The full lyrics state: “Listen, pass the ball: They play for France, but they’re from Angola.” The song goes on to describe French star Kylian Mbappe as a “cometravas,” a slang term that refers to someone who has sex with transgender people, before returning to its initial theme: “Their mother is from Cameroon, their father from Nigeria, but their passports say French.”

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TheJediSwitch5

If you're new to all this, here's why everyone was so happy when that cunt got sent off.

Pam Nash

@pamnashes.bsky.social

🫠 ‘It was initially reported by FIFA that Argentina's Paredes had been sent off by referee Slavko Vincic after he pushed Spain's Garcia by the throat. Paredes' red card was removed from the record shortly afterwards & there’s now no evidence of any disciplinary action being taken at the time.’

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silentintsaviewz.bsky.social3

FIFA let them get away with everything else during the game so why punish them now.

lex (they/them) (luddite arc)3

well they succeeded in getting everyone to hate argentina so well done?

Jeswings2

Paredes' red card was removed from the record I wonder why and by who?

Jon Foster1

Paredes really does seem a nasty piece of work.

Martin Mc1

Your post is in quotes. Who or what are you quoting?

Charle1

Wonder why that could have happened 🤷‍♂️

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Tom Hunter9

It’s impressive you still get people convincing themselves this happens to teams without their favourite poster boy

cool kevin

@berrey.bsky.social

Horrible sportsmanship indicative of the Argentina vibe throughout the WC. Shame on Paredes. They're brutes and louts. And this is what happens when you fail to punish violence. This article has multiple angles of video. Argentina lost at least twice. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

5221h ago

Eric Champnella

@echamp.bsky.social

It had to be done... Who deserved a red card more: Fernandez or the Bison?

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Smoochy Rhino4

The old asshole who was taking pics of an obviously irritated bison should get the red card.

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻2

Okay, that’s funny. 😆 (I feel sorry for old dude, but the way he flew up in the air was hilarious!) 🤣

John Paul1

Hilarious. Dude is okay right? 😂

Nomen Nullus "Nully"1

The idiot that got too close to the wild animal that's 10 times his own weight.

one dozen rats at a keyboard

@panasonicdx4500.bsky.social

This World Cup Final has had EVERYTHING*! * Enzo Fernández red card, approx. 26 combined seconds of Muppets

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TSN

@tsnofficial.bsky.social

What a comparison of the Enzo Fernández red card 😅 #FIFAWorldCup

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/r/Habs

@habsonreddit.bsky.social

Cole Caufield with Trevor Zegras at the Spain 🇪🇸 vs Argentina 🇦🇷 World Cup Final today

3519h ago

lorem ipsum 🇧🇷🇺🇸

@whiskeynachos.bsky.social

This was Argentina’s only red card of the tournament, and Enzo got it after serially committing fouls the entire second half and then sending a Spain player flying like the guy who got hit by a bison while on a yellow card. He then got the second yellow and the entire team called for VAR.

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Eddie Burfi

@eddieburfi.bsky.social

That red card is particularly heartwarming. Enzo Fernandez can get in the bin. #spaarg #esparg #worldcup

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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈

@chimeracoder.bsky.social

having the big "NO RACISM | FIFA" signs around the goals was in and of itself deeply funny, in a dark way and that's even before they were visible in the background when Enzo Fernandez got his red card

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