Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) - The Argentine Football Association announced on Saturday that it will file an appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the sanctions imposed by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in the wake of the events witnessed in the last World Cup final match against Spain.

Published on: 07/11/2026 - 17:59

FIFA suspended Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes for ten matches, following the clashes that occurred at the end of the final match that the Argentine team lost to its Spanish counterpart (0-1 after overtime) at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19.

Paredes grabbed Spanish player Eric Garcia by the neck, then threw Gavi to the ground while holding his shirt, which led to a rise in tension between the players of the two teams.

Paredes' teammate in the Argentine national team, defender Nahuel Molina, received a seven-match suspension, in addition to a fine of $90,000, while his compatriot Thiago Almada and Spaniard Pablo Martin Paes "Gavi" Gavira were suspended for a match, and each was fined $30,000.

The Argentine Federation was also imposed a fine of $321,000 due to discriminatory chants made by fans of the Argentine national team.

In a statement, the Argentine Federation explained that it had received the decisions of the FIFA Appeals Committee, which it had resorted to, which ruled to uphold the sanctions imposed on Paredes and the Argentine Federation.

Accordingly, the Federation announced its intention to file an appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which is based in Lausanne.

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