{"id":143832,"date":"2026-08-21T19:34:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/fifa-sanctions-figures-after-2026-world-cup-final\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:34:48","slug":"fifa-sanctions-figures-after-2026-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/fifa-sanctions-figures-after-2026-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA sanctions figures after 2026 World Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FIFA imposes severe sanctions on Argentina and Spain after the 2026 World Cup final<\/h2>\n\n<p>The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has issued an official statement detailing the sanctions imposed on various members of the Argentina and Spain national teams, following the tense incidents recorded at the end of the 2026 World Cup grand final, where the Spanish team emerged victorious by a narrow margin of 1-0.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sanctioned players and coaching staff<\/h3>\n\n<p>The world football governing body has determined exemplary punishments for several protagonists of the match. The disciplinary measures are distributed as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Leandro Paredes: 10 match suspension.<\/li><li>Nahuel Molina: 7 match suspension.<\/li><li>Roberto Ayala: 3 match suspension.<\/li><li>Thiago Almada: 1 match suspension.<\/li><li>Gavi (Spain): 1 match suspension.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The decisions made by the Disciplinary Committee respond to the need to maintain order and respect in international competitions, after evaluating the altercations that occurred on the pitch at the conclusion of the tournament held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial fines and restrictions for the AFA<\/h3>\n\n<p>Beyond the individual suspensions, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has been sanctioned with a financial fine of 321,000 dollars. This penalty is based on the application of various articles of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, derived from multiple incidents that occurred throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n\n<p>Additionally, FIFA has ruled a severe restriction for the South American team&#8217;s upcoming commitments: Argentina&#8217;s next two home matches must be played with capacity limited to 50% of their total capacity.<\/p>\n\n<p>These measures set an important precedent following the conclusion of the 2026 World Cup, reaffirming the regulatory body&#8217;s stance against unsportsmanlike behavior in high-profile international settings.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA imposes severe sanctions on Argentina and Spain after the 2026 World Cup final The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has issued an official statement detailing the sanctions imposed on various members of the Argentina and Spain national teams, following the tense incidents recorded at the end of the 2026 World Cup grand final, where the Spanish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[893,957,3429,522],"class_list":{"0":"post-143832","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-argentina","9":"tag-fifa","10":"tag-sanctions","11":"tag-world-cup"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}