#广场预测世界杯赢40000U Argentina Rejects Mixed-Zone Media, Saying “They Won’t Attend Any Media Activities,” Reporters Complain for Waiting 2 Hours, Furious

The 2026 CONCACAF World Cup in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada has already ended. Spain ultimately beat Argentina 1-0 to lift the second Europhoric cup of thunder—its second-ever FIFA World Cup trophy.

After the match ended, Argentine players had not yet arrived at the media mixed-zone area to take questions. According to an update on social media by reporter Tancredi Palmeri, “The Argentina team said they will not attend any media activities after the final. All the media teams stood and waited for them for two hours, furious from the wait.”

Meanwhile, according to earlier reports, Argentina had zero shots on target during regular time. In stoppage time, Enzo was sent off early after receiving two yellow cards and had to spend the whole match defending passively, missing the chance to retain the title. The suppressed emotions from the entire match finally erupted after the game.

According to Red Star News, when the final whistle sounded and Spain’s Eric García and Iglesias celebrated near the center circle, it seemed they had an argument with an Argentine player. At that moment, Paredes of the Argentina team rushed forward aggressively and pushed Eric García to the ground. After the latter got up, he “choked” him again. This sparked dissatisfaction from the Spanish players. Wearing a substitute vest, Gavi quickly rushed toward Paredes. Although he was held back by an Argentine player, Paredes—already somewhat out of control emotionally—furiously grabbed Gavi by the back of his shirt, then picked him up and slammed him to the ground. Soon, multiple players from both teams rushed to the incident to separate the parties and prevent the situation from escalating further. The referee on duty also showed Paredes a red card. Although the final had already ended at that time, Paredes will pay the price in subsequent national-team matches.

Event Recap
As rare as goals are in a final, in the early hours of July 20, the CONCACAF World Cup final between Spain and Argentina did not turn into a goal-fest. Facing Spain’s powerful midfield, Argentina’s top star Messi completely “went silent,” with the entire match featuring only 2 shots from Argentina.

Spain won 1-0 over Argentina with a goal in the second half of extra time by substitute forward Ferran Torres. It was Spain’s second time lifting the World Cup since 2010.

Spain looked more proactive in the first half, taking 65% possession with 3 shots and 2 on target; Argentina had 35% possession and was pressured throughout.

Having missed part of training due to injury, Spain’s top star Yamal showed decent form in the first half. He made sharp right-flank runs and broke through, forcing Argentina’s left-back Tagliafico to stop his attack with a foul.

With Yamal gaining the upper hand, Spain’s right-back Porro also kept surging forward to provide assists, increasing pressure on Argentina’s left side. Unfortunately for Spain, Yamal’s shot inside the box was blocked by Di María with a side parry.

In the 41st minute, Argentina’s left center-back Lisandro Martínez received the match’s first yellow card for pulling down Spain’s forward Oyarzabal. Just three minutes after picking up the yellow, Lisandro Martínez went down with an injury. Argentina had to make a passive substitution, with Otamendi coming on.

In the second half, Argentina’s coach Scaloni made the first change, replacing the underwhelming Gonzales from the first half with Paredes. Paredes not only failed to change the passive situation in Argentina’s midfield—just 7 minutes after coming on, he received a yellow card for bringing down Spain’s midfield player Olmo.

Paredes’ introduction did not change the game’s passive rhythm either. Scaloni had to make another adjustment, but he did not bring on Lautaro to strengthen the attack; instead, he kept shoring up the defense. He replaced the right-back with declining stamina, Monteil, with right-back Molina. He replaced the starting center-back Romero with substitute center-back Medina. And the defensively minded Simeone replaced right winger De Paul.

But these changes were still in vain. Not only did Argentina’s midfield fail to regain the initiative, they also suffered a major blow in the 93rd minute. Argentina’s midfielder Enzo received his second yellow card after pushing someone and was sent off with a red card. This made Argentina’s situation even more passive. Until the end of regular time at the 98th minute, it remained 0 shots. In the front third, Messi practically had no chance to get the ball.

Unlike Argentina’s substitutions focused on defense, Spain’s substitutions were aimed at attack. In the second half, Spain replaced two players on the pitch, Merino and Nico. In the first half of extra time, they scored a goal: Merino received the ball back to goal inside the box, turned to shoot, and Di María saved it. Nico scored from the rebound, but the referee ruled the goal out, judging that Merino had committed a foul by stepping on him first.

In the second half of extra time, Spain finally found the net. Substitute forward Ferran Torres, after coming on, met Nico’s header-back and successfully finished with a push-shot to seal a 1-0 win over Argentina.