Paredes red card mars Spain’s extra time World Cup win over Argentina
Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Fox News chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt reported on ‘The Big Weekend Show’ that Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina in the match played at the New Jersey Stadium in New York.
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Spain’s thrilling FIFA World Cup victory over Argentina in extra time was marred by a post-match brawl involving Leandro Paredes and Eric García.
The aggressive tackling and slapstick of the Argentinian side led to a clash between the two teams. Paredes was seen approaching the post-match fight between the players of the two countries and putting his hand on García’s throat.
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Leandro Paredes of Argentina faces Eric Garcia of Spain after the FIFA World Cup 2026 final match at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, NJ. (Marvin Ibo Guengoer-GES Sportfoto/Getty Images)
After the whistle, Paredes received a red card and was sent off. He also received a yellow card during the match for making a rough tackle shortly after entering the match.
Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni was stopped by the Spaniard while yelling at someone. Nicolas Otamendi exchanged ideas with many Spanish players, including Rodri.
“We are gracious in victory, we must be gracious in defeat,” Scaloni said. via ESPN. “We accepted losing, we gave everything. We were very worn out in reaching this situation, but giving everything we did today sets a great example for our people and our country.
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Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic shows a yellow card to Argentinian Leandro Paredes during the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, NJ. (Pamela Smith/AP)
“You lose and you have to pick yourself up again.”
The BBC’s Joe Hart ripped Argentina for the brawl.
“There was a classy man on the pitch and that was Lionel Messi, who shook hands with every single Spanish player,” he said. via goal.com. “Game over. They can’t have any complaints about what happened today. Disgusting behavior.”
Gavi of Spain falls during a fight with Argentinians Leandro Paredes and Thiago Almada during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina on Sunday, July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
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Ferran Torres defeated Argentina 1-0 with the goal he scored in extra time for Spain.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
