Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the 2026 World Cup final.
Molina and Paredes sanctions
FIFA reduced Nahuel Molina's suspension from seven matches to four and reduced his fine to $60,000. The FIFA Appeal Committee upheld Leandro Paredes's 10-match suspension and $90,000 fine.
Fine for the Argentine federation
FIFA said the Argentine Football Association was fined $321,000 over breaches of FIFA's disciplinary code. The breaches included using a sports event for demonstrations of a non-sporting nature, team misconduct, and discriminatory chants and gestures by Argentina supporters.
Other suspensions and counting rules
FIFA said Thiago Almada received a one-match ban and Roberto Ayala received a three-match ban. FIFA approved the Argentine federation's request to count the players' suspensions across friendly matches and official fixtures played under the umbrella of CONMEBOL, “whichever comes first”. Molina had served three matches of his suspension after Argentina beat Bolivia, Burkina Faso and Benin in friendlies in October.
The Argentine federation's statement
The Argentine Football Association sought to challenge its own and Paredes's sanctions. In an official statement, the Argentine Football Association said it had “sufficient arguments from both a factual and legal standpoint” and would request the grounds for the decisions before challenging them at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
