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FIFA have only selected one England player in their World Cup team of the tournament. After six weeks of action in the United States‚ Canada‚ and Mexico‚ in which Spain ended up adding a second star to their crest after beating Argentina at MetLife Stadium on Sunday‚ the football governing body has announced their 'Dream XI'. The team of the tournament is selected based on votes from the fans.
It was 42 minutes that brought shame on Argentina's national team on Sunday night. Not content to go gracefully into the night after Spain's deserved triumph in the World Cup final‚ Lionel Scaloni's players threw punches and grabbed opposition players by the throat in ugly post-match scenes on the pitch. The disgraceful melee came just days after Argentina stars had held up a banner that read 'Las Malvinas son Argentinas' - which translates as 'The Falkland Islands are Argentine' - after their semi-final victory over England. FIFA have opened an investigation into the shocking scenes at the final that could lead to Argentina's guilty stars being banned. Here is how it all unfolded...
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Argentina players decided to turn their backs to Spain's World Cup trophy lift in a bitter reaction to losing 1-0 in the final on Sunday. The 2026 runners-up collected their silver medals from FIFA supremo Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump on the stage on pitch at the MetLife Stadium before the winners collected the ultimate prize. The Argentina players‚ coaching team and staff walked over to the end where the majority of their fans were located and decided not to watch their rivals celebrate their title.
US President Donald Trump took center stage at MetLife Stadium on Sunday to hand the FIFA World Cup trophy to Spain's triumphant stars after their dramatic final win. The European outfit clinched their second World Cup title after beating Lionel Messi's Argentina 1-0 after extra time‚ following a late strike from forward Ferran Torres. Shortly after the full-time whistle‚ the US President made his way down to the field and onto a stage which had been constructed‚ along with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino.
Wayne Rooney said it best on the BBC. He described it as 'crap'‚ explaining: 'I thought the best part was when it finished.' In that moment‚ Rooney became a man of the match contender. Not many players for Argentina or Spain had performed better by that point‚ after all. The FIFA vanity project started long before this half-time show‚ of course. Those inside the MetLife Stadium could hardly hear the rather random pre-match speech from Tom Cruise because the Argentinian supporters in particular were singing over the American actor's words. Perhaps it was in protest at him not having parachuted on to the pitch. Could have even borrowed Donald Trump's Marine One helicopter that he flew in on. Therein lay the first of FIFA's many mistakes.
Alan Shearer has branded FIFA's third-place play-off 'meaningless' ahead of England's meeting with France this evening. England's defeat by Argentina in Wednesday's semi-final ended their hopes of reaching Sunday's World Cup final against Spain in New Jersey. Instead‚ the Three Lions will travel to Miami to face France‚ who lost 2-0 to Spain on Tuesday‚ as the beaten semi-finalists conclude their campaigns in underwhelming fashion.
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