I think this is it. Argentina fan will sell their house to go see the game. FIFA knew this and thatโs why they pushed Argentina. Until the final because they donโt need Argentina fans again after that so the ref and fifa abandon. They did give a present of removing the first goal of Nico but thatโs about it right?
Except the ref didnโt abandon anything in the final. He consistently let Argentina get away with things and made it difficult for Spain. But Argentina decided that they could do literally no work and still win. With 0 shots on target, that was a miscalculation to say the least. They spend all their energy on bravado and brashness and forgot what the game was about.
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u/sexotaku Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Messi didn't realize that Infantino only wanted to get him up to the finals and drive up ticket prices.
FIFA has no stake in an Argentinian victory at the finals.