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Argentina to appeal FIFA sanctions over World Cup final incidents to CAS

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The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced on Saturday, November 7, that it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against sanctions imposed by FIFA following incidents after the 2026 World Cup final, in which Argentina lost to Spain 1-0. The decision comes after FIFA's Appeals Chamber partially revised the penalties: defender Nahuel Molina's suspension was cut from seven to four matches, and his fine was reduced from $90,000 to $60,000. However, midfielder Leandro Paredes' punishment — a ten-match ban and a $90,000 fine — was upheld, as was the AFA's own fine of over $321,000 for discriminatory chants by Argentine supporters. In its statement, the AFA said the “next steps in defense of the player's (Paredes') rights and the AFA will be to request the grounds of the decisions and, with them, to appeal to the CAS for a new review.” The 2026 World Cup final took place more than three months ago and was marred by clashes after the match. The intention to contest the sanctions was reported by several outlets, including Exame, Ouest-France, UOL, RMC Sport, Le Parisien, and El Colombiano.

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Outlets: 6. Countries: 3. Facts in the shared core: 5.

Publication timeline

  1. · Exame (outlet profile)

    Argentina contesta punições da Fifa por confusão e cantos discriminatórios na Copa. AFA contesta suspensão de dez jogos de Paredes e multa por cantos discriminatórios; pena de Molina foi reduzida para quatro partidas

  2. · Ouest-France (outlet profile)

    Coupe de monde. Après les échauffourées de la finale, l’Argentine va saisir le TAS pour contester ses sanctions. Plus de trois mois après la finale de la Coupe du monde 2026 remportée par l’Espagne face à l’Argentine (1…

  3. · UOL (outlet profile)

    Argentina recorrerá no TAS contra punições da Fifa por incidentes na final da Copa do Mundo. A Associação do Futebol Argentino (AFA) anunciou que recorrerá no Tribunal Arbitral do Esporte (TAS) contra as punições impost…

  4. · RMC Sport (outlet profile)

    Coupe du monde 2026: l'Argentine va saisir le TAS pour ses sanctions après les incidents en finale. La Fédération argentine de football (AFA) a annoncé samedi qu'elle ferait appel devant le Tribunal arbitral du sport (T…

  5. · Le Parisien (outlet profile)

    Coupe du monde 2026 : l’Argentine va saisir le Tribunal arbitral du sport pour contester les sanctions infligées après la finale

  6. · El Colombiano (outlet profile)

    Argentina apelará ante el TAS para intentar levantar sanción a Leandro Paredes por pelea en el Mundial. La Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) anunció que apelará ante e l TAS las sanciones impuestas por la FIFA , tra…

Factual core

  • The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against FIFA's sanctions.
  • The sanctions were imposed by FIFA for incidents that occurred after the 2026 World Cup final.
  • Argentina lost the 2026 World Cup final to Spain.
  • FIFA fined the AFA more than 321,000 dollars for discriminatory chants by Argentine fans.
  • Leandro Paredes received a ten-match suspension for his role in the post-final clashes.

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