FIFA investigating Argentina following World Cup final violence

FIFA has opened a disciplinary investigation into the ugly scenes which marred the end of Sunday’s World Cup final involving several Argentina players and coaches physically attacking members of the Spain team.

Substitute Ferran Torres emerged as Spain’s hero after scoring the decisive goal in the second half of extra time to hand La Roja their second FIFA World Cup title and deny Argentina back-to-back championships.

The match had ended 0-0 after 90 minutes before Torres finally broke the deadlock in the 106th minute to hand La Roja their second World Cup title.

At the end of the game, footage emerged of Argentina’s Leandro Paredes and Nahuel Molina hitting Spain’s Eric García and Rodri, while Argentina coach Roberto Ayala was also seen striking Dani Olmo.

FIFA has now confirmed that it has opened a disciplinary review to assess whether to take further action.

A FIFA statement said,”Following an assessment of the relevant match reports for the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, and in line with article 36 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC), the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has appointed a Disciplinary and Ethics Prosecutor to investigate potential breaches of the FDC with regard to the post-match incidents.

“Further details will be communicated by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee once the prosecutor’s report has been completed.”