When the referee blew the final whistle, Spain was already celebrating the title with Ferran Torres’s goal in extra time. But while some celebrated, Leandro Paredes went straight at Eric García and Gavi.
FIFA took more than a month to resolve it, but on August 21 the ruling arrived: a 10-match suspension and a 90.000-dollar fine, the harshest punishment of the entire episode.
He wasn’t the only one to pay dearly that night. Nahuel Molina received a 7-match suspension and the same fine, Thiago Almada 1 match, and even Roberto Ayala, from Scaloni’s coaching staff, got 3 matches on the sidelines.
On the Spanish side, Gavi was also suspended for 1 match. As if that weren’t enough, Argentina will have to play its next two home matches in a stadium at half capacity.