Argentina Mar 1-0 World Cup Final Loss With Brawl, Media Snub as Spain Completes Historic Double
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jul 20
Argentina Mar 1-0 World Cup Final Loss With Brawl, Media Snub as Spain Completes Historic Double
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jul 20
Summary
Leandro Paredes was sent off after the final whistle for grabbing Spain’s Eric Garcia by the throat and shoving him down, in what was described as the only postgame red card in a World Cup final.
Argentina’s players then turned their backs during Spain’s trophy ceremony, and Lionel Messi led the squad out a back exit more than an hour later, bypassing FIFA’s mixed zone for media access.
Spain’s 1-0 extra-time win came on Ferran Torres’ 106th-minute goal after Argentina had been reduced to 10 men, and La Roja held the defending champions without a shot until extra time.
That victory made Spain the first nation to hold the men’s and women’s World Cup titles simultaneously, while also owning the men’s world, European and Olympic crowns at once.