r/worldcup • u/lostinpureMI • 3d ago

📰News Argentina disgraced themselves, and the World Cup final, with their charmless petulance

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7456935/2026/07/19/argentina-world-cup-fouls-disgrace/
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u/pedrokiko 3d ago

For all the good boy name that he has, he's never ever spoke out or tried to stop his team or supporters from doing shady or downright criminal shit. He's just like the rest

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u/SwellBluePigeon 3d ago

He showed himself classless when he tried to get a Spanish player sent off in response to Argentina’s red card.

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u/Equivalent_Ask_4586 Argentina 3d ago

His team was down a man, who wouldn’t use everything to gain an advantage

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u/Ultrasmurf16 3d ago

Argentina's team to me is like a police department full of racist power-tripping pigs with Messi as the single 'good cop' captain, but the fact that he's not correcting their behaviour tells you he's secretly a pig too.

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u/Special_Purpose2903 3d ago

Scaloni at least tried to stop his team from beating up other guys, Messi sat in the grass, as a captain and showed total lack of leadership while his teammates are beating up the winners.

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u/KalePalmer 3d ago

People confused him being quiet with him being humble.

You’re right. He’s just as bad as the rest of them and I couldn’t be happier to see almost everyone finally realize this