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Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 21:34 UTC
Baseless conspiracy theories about Argentina's defeat go viral and are debunked

In the hours after Argentina's 1-0 defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final, social media filled with posts claiming, without offering evidence, that the result was “fixed.” Fact-checkers and Argentina's own coach, Lionel Scaloni, moved to dismiss those versions.
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Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 21:08 UTC
Conmebol presses FIFA for a 64-team 2030 World Cup and more matches in South America

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has stepped up its pressure on FIFA for the 2030 World Cup to be played with 64 teams, which would allow Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay to host more matches than currently planned. A day after the 2026 World Cup final, won by Spain, the body's president, Alejandro Domínguez, treated the format as all but settled in a message on the social network X: “In 2030 the World Cup is coming to Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay,” he wrote, proposing to mark the centenary “with a 64-team competition.”
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Monday, July 20th 2026 - 19:17 UTC
Argentina players spark brawl and snub trophy ceremony after World Cup final defeat

The 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina ended on Sunday with Spain champions by 1-0 after extra time, but the sporting outcome was overshadowed by a brawl between players from both sides moments after the final whistle at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and by the decision of Argentina's players to turn their backs on the trophy ceremony.
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Monday, July 20th 2026 - 00:47 UTC
Spain crowned world champions with 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina in the final

Spain were crowned world champions for the second time in their history by beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time in the final played on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The winning goal came in the 106th minute, after a cross from Pedro Porro that Nico Williams headed on and that, according to the match report, Ferran Torres finished to settle a game clearly dominated by the Spanish side.
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Sunday, July 19th 2026 - 23:05 UTC
Trump takes center stage at the World Cup final, presenting Spain's trophy and holding it beforehand

US President Donald Trump was one of the central figures off the pitch at the 2026 World Cup final, co-hosting alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino the trophy presentation to Spain, champions after beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Trump, who watched the match from the VIP box with his wife, Melania, also held the original trophy before kickoff, in images that circulated widely on social media.
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Friday, July 17th 2026 - 21:16 UTC
World Cup winners to get NFL-style rings: 30 for the squad and 1,996 for sale

FIFA has announced that the champions of the 2026 World Cup will receive, for the first time in the tournament's history, championship rings inspired by the major US sports leagues such as the NFL, NBA, and baseball. The new award will be added to the trophy and gold medals handed out after the final, which Spain and Argentina will contest on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
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Friday, July 17th 2026 - 20:33 UTC
Balogun says he thought it was “a joke” when FIFA suspended his red card after Trump call

United States forward Folarin Balogun said he thought it was “a joke” when he was told FIFA had suspended the sanction for his red card, allowing him to play in the World Cup round-of-16 match against Belgium. “Two days before the Belgium match they told me I was allowed to play again, and for me it was unreal; at first I thought it was a joke,” the player said during a conversation with basketball star LeBron James at the Fanatics Fest in New York.
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Friday, July 17th 2026 - 10:05 UTC
FIFA weighs possible sanctions against Argentina over Falklands banner against England

FIFA said it is assessing possible disciplinary measures against Argentina after several players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England with a banner supporting Argentina's claim to the Falklands. The defending champions came from behind in Atlanta to win 2-1 and reach Sunday's final against Spain.
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Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 15:13 UTC
Falklands government calls Argentine banner insensitive, urges FIFA to sanction

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has voiced its dismay at the banner with which Argentine players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England, and called on FIFA to sanction conduct of that kind in line with its own rules. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Islands' executive said it was “disappointed – though regrettably not surprised” that the Argentine team chose to tarnish the result of a match that in any case did not involve the Falklands.
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Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 00:03 UTC
Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach World Cup final against Spain

Argentina defeated England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday and will play the final on Sunday, July 19, against Spain. The side coached by Lionel Scaloni overturned a deficit and broke down late in the match the resistance of an opponent that sat back after taking the lead.
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