FIFA maintains the ten-match sanction against Paredes

FIFA partially accepted the appeal of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) against the sanctions imposed after the incidents in the 2026 World Cup final, won by Spain, by reducing the suspension from 7 to 4 games. Nahuel Molina, but kept the 10 taxes Leandro Paredes.

The Appeal Committee’s resolution also reduced Molina’s fine from 90,000 (80,700 euros) to $60,000, while confirming the sanction against Paredes on 10 dates and a fine of $90,000, as reported by the AFA in a statement.

“With sufficient arguments”

The governing body of Argentine football added that it will request the reasons for the decisions to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (TAS), considering that “has sufficient factual and legal arguments” to request the review.

The AFA had appealed the sanctions issued by the FIFA Disciplinary Commission following the incidents related to discriminatory chants recorded during the World Cup final, played last July, in which Spain beat Argentina 1-0, as well as those that occurred on the pitch between several players after the final whistle.

The AFA received a fine of $321,000, also confirmed by the Appeals Committee, and imposed two matches (one suspended) with spectator restrictions in application of different articles of the FIFA Disciplinary Code for incidents in the Albiceleste’s matches in the World Cup against Cape Verde, Egypt, Switzerland, England and Spain.

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee also sanctioned Thiago Almada with one game suspension and the member of the coaching staff Roberto Ayala, with three. to Spanish Gavi one fell on him. Punishments that have been carried out.