Argentina's players have been hit with significant bans — does this feel like it matches up with others from the past?

Argentina’s Leandro Paredes was banned 10 games, Nahuel Molina seven games, and each fined $90,000 for their involvement in World Cup brawl.

Argentina’s 2026 World Cup final defeat has now brought a second setback, with FIFA handing lengthy suspensions to several players involved in the post-match confrontation with Spain.On Friday, FIFA handed out lengthy suspensions to several players and an Argentina assistant coach following the confrontation that erupted after Spain’s 1-0 victory at MetLife Stadium in New

The Argentina midfielder was the main villain of the heated fight that broke out after the World Cup final, resulting in a multi-game suspension.

The ban for Paredes ranks alongside the FIFA sanctions for Uruguay forward Luis Suarez in 2014 as among the most severe in World Cup history.

The 2015 FIFA corruption scandal was a massive international bribery crackdown led by the US FBI and DOJ. It rocked FIFA and football confederations in South and North America.

Four Argentina members were issued suspensions after the brawl that broke out at the 2026 World Cup final.