Argentina’s World Cup final antics, which provoked outrage throughout the world, are the subject of a FIFA inquiry.
In order to investigate alleged violations of FIFA’s disciplinary code, the organization has “initiated proceedings” against players including Emi Martinez and Lionel Messi.
Martinez was one player that received a lot of criticism for his actions during the tournament and the championship game. After Messi, he was perhaps Argentina’s most crucial player, and it was thanks to his heroics in the championship game that his country won the title for the third time ever.
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He was given the Golden Glove award after France’s defeat in the penalty shootout was caused by his tactics. To celebrate, he made a crude gesture on the biggest stage in the world.
The Aston Villa goalkeeper was seen making multiple jabs at Kylian Mbappe during the celebrations. Mbappe was the competition’s top scorer after scoring a hat-trick on the final day.
FIFA launchs investigation
FIFA have issued a statement confirming their investigation, saying: “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has opened proceedings against the Argentinian Football Association due to potential breaches of articles 11 (Offensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play) and 12 (Misconduct of players and officials) of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, as well as of article 44 of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Regulations in conjunction with the Media and Marketing Regulations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, during the Argentina v. France FIFA World Cup final.”