20.07.2026 01:11
In the FIFA 2026 World Cup final, Spain faced Argentina. In the 90+3rd minute of the match, Argentine player Enzo Fernandez was sent off with a second yellow card after a hard foul on an opponent. After the incident, tensions rose between the players of both teams, while Messi expected a red card for Marc Cucurella, who spoke to him with his mouth covered. As there was no warning from VAR, the referee called for the game to continue.
The red card that came out in the extra minutes of the great appointment that brought Spain and Argentina face to face in the FIFA 2026 World Cup final, and the events that followed, left their mark on the match.
ENZO FERNANDEZ SAW A RED CARD, THE PITCH GOT TENSE
In the 90+3rd minute of the match, Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez saw a second yellow card after a hard tackle on his opponent and was sent off with a red card. Following this card, the pitch suddenly became chaotic, and tensions between the players of both teams peaked.
MESSI EXPECTED A RED CARD
During the scuffle on the pitch, Spanish defender Marc Cucurella approached Argentine captain Lionel Messi, covered his mouth with his hand, and said something. Messi, reacting extremely harshly to Cucurella's move, claimed that his opponent insulted him and demanded a direct red card from the referee. However, the match referee continued the game as no warning came from the VAR room.
THE TURKEY - PARAGUAY MATCH CAME TO MIND
The words spoken to the opponent with a hand covering the mouth on the pitch and the subsequent cards brought to mind the recent Turkey - Paraguay match. In that match, Paraguayan player Almiron, who similarly engaged in a closed-mouth argument with our national player Mert Müldür and was found to have used insulting expressions, was directly punished by the referee with a red card and sent off.
FOOTBALL FANS DIVIDED INTO TWO
The lack of a warning from VAR in the Spain-Argentina match divided football fans into two. While some argued that Cucurella had a normal dialogue with Messi and that the decision was correct, others stated that the rules were applied correctly and that Cucurella should have received a red card.