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Despite winning the World Cup, the low blow that FIFA gives to Lionel Messi and Argentina

The body chaired by Gianni Infantino was strict and puts the team between a rock and a hard place.

By William Estrella

The body chaired by Gianni Infantino was strict and puts the team between a rock and a hard place.
The body chaired by Gianni Infantino was strict and puts the team between a rock and a hard place.

The Argentine National Team has been the exclusive protagonist of the last World Cup played in Qatar. Beyond winning the tournament after a 36-year drought, the team tacitly led by Lionel Scaloni was always on the cover of all the magazines due to various factors: Losing unexpectedly in their debut, the Messi-Lewandowski duel, the "What are you looking at, silly ?” against the Netherlands and of course the grand final.

That decisive duel was one of the best in the history of the championship, since it is the first time in its almost 100-year history that a final match is tied in three. Even more so in terms of its definition, which needed to resort to the penalty spot to define a winner. The match had several striking things, including some racy ones such as Dibu Martínez's provocations on penalties, excessive goal celebrations on the part of both sides and even field invasions at different times of the game.

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In this framework, from FIFA they announced that, for unsportsmanlike conduct, a file was opened on the selected albiceleste. Through the official page of the highest soccer entity on the planet, the formalization of a disciplinary process against Argentina was expressed for this type of attitudes given in the World Cup final, something that also does not cease to surprise.

In that message, it was stated that Argentina had misconduct on the part of its footballers, offensive behavior and violation of Fair Play, so that if this is ratified by the AFA, a sanction could appear in the form of a fine, which could be for an amount close to 10,000 Swiss francs, something that is not that high anyway.

When will the Argentine National Team play again?

The world champion team still has no guaranteed rival, but the date on which it will play a match again is already set. This will take place from March 2023, between the 20th and 28th of that month, when the first FIFA double date is played. There he will be able to flaunt something unprecedented: Wear two patches at the same time, both the world champion and the American champion.


William Estrella

William Estrella

I'm a Mexican sports journalist with more than 8 years of experience, especially in digital media. I cover breaking news and investigative articles on current soccer events worldwide. I currently write for El Futbolero USA. Previously, I worked as a radio announcer in my country, covering Mexican soccer.

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