There’s a reason you feel like this, “Final” to the 2026 FIFA World Cup feels like it is the ending to a very cheesy Hollywood movie.
The reason being that the whole thing was scripted.
The whole tournament has been rather surreal to watch, truly a complete disappointment.
Watching FIFA so blatantly play in our faces, thinking we can’t see the robbery that is happening right in front of us, has been nothing short of insulting.
There has been flagrant favoritism for an Argentinian squad throughout this entire tournament.
This is a completely unlikable squad of arrogant men who know they are being favored.
Embed from Getty ImagesNow, don’t get me wrong, these players do have decent football, and that’s why the matches can at times look very convincing.
But the blatant bias makes the whole tournament unwatchable.
See No Evil
Throughout the entire tournament, there have been questionable calls that have benefited several large teams.
But none have been more apparent than the calls made in favor of the Argentinian national team.
Not to mention a complete lack of accountability for the Argentine national squad, as the referees seem unwilling to call any fouls against them.
Embed from Getty ImagesFouls that, if committed by any other national squad, would have resulted in a booking or even an expulsion.
From Messi’s escaping a red card in their first match all the way to Enzo punching the back of an English player’s head with no repercussions.
Argentina has had call after call that has shifted matches in their favor.
So it’s no wonder they have now reached the final, in what is, in fact, the easiest road to a final in FIFA World Cup history.
A Road Built For Success
They started with a group consisting of Algeria, Austria, and Jordan, ranked 28th, 26th, and 63rd in FIFA’s worldwide rankings.
Argentina had a rather non-intimidating start to their World Cup journey.
They finished first place in their group, which all seemed par for the course.
But anyone watching could see in full 4k display that the favoritism had already begun from the very first match.
Embed from Getty ImagesArgentina had to finish top of the group after all, so they could travel less and face easier opponents.
Can’t Beat ‘Em, Cheat ‘Em
They would face Cape Verde in the round of 32, #67 in FIFA’s ranking system.
This was a very controversial match.
Argentina was struggling with a team of players whose main career was not, in fact, football.
No one expected anything from Cape Verde.
However, they did indeed stun the world by not only tying with Spain in their opening match but also making it to the elimination rounds in their first-ever World Cup.
This was coming out of a group that consisted of a Spanish powerhouse and 2-time World Cup winners, Uruguay.
If it weren’t for the referee’s intervention, Argentina could have very clearly lost this match.
Embed from Getty ImagesBut FIFA couldn’t allow that, so they kept calling fouls in Argentina’s favor and ignoring the fouls they were committing.
Ultimately resulting in Argentina defeating Cape Verde 3 goals to 2.
The Theft Continues In The Round Of 16
The same thing happened in their next match against Egypt, which is 29th in FIFA’s worldwide ranking system.
FIFA couldn’t buy Egypt, so they had to make ridiculous and inconsistent calls that favored Argentina.
Embed from Getty ImagesLike using VAR to scrub all the way back and rule out one of Egypt’s goals for a foul committed on the other side of the pitch.
Then, when Argentina commits the same foul on Mohammed Salah in their keeper’s box, suddenly the referee doesn’t need to review the play.
This foul on Salah also led to Argentina’s game-winning goal.
Not to mention all the elbows, ankle kicks, and pushes from behind that Argentina loves to commit every match.
Embed from Getty ImagesOnce again, Argentina goes through with help from the referees.
Harsh Booking and Lack Of Calls See The Swiss Out
Next, they would face Switzerland in the quarterfinals.
Switzerland sitting at 19th in FIFA’s ranking.
In this match, once again Argentina plays their game of ankle kicks, elbows, and from behind pushes and hits.
Embed from Getty ImagesLittle to no bookings.
Never any reds.
No VAR checks for controversial plays.
A second yellow for simulation sees Embolo off the pitch.
Embed from Getty ImagesArgentina go through after extra-time goals.
Semi’s Seem Scripted
Argentina would, for the first time in this tournament, face a top-10 ranked team in England.
At first glance, this match would seem like it was an unmarred, fair-played match with no interventions from the referee.
A referee who seemed pretty fair throughout.
But FIFA banks on you not looking at things too closely.
It was indeed a bad call from Thomas Tuchel to remove the only striker to have scored.
Then he attempts to park the bus with only a 1-0 lead and 30 minutes still on the clock.
Embed from Getty ImagesHorrid decisions that may have shifted things in Argentina’s favor and made it look like England botched it.
That doesn’t change the fact that Argentina once again played their dirty antics with their ankle kicks, shoves from behind, elbows, and rogue punches.
Fouls that are never called.
Sanctions that never happen.
A punch to the back of the head by Argentinian man Enzo Fernandez to Englishman Elliot Anderson.
Embed from Getty ImagesNo red card shown.
A full cleat stomp from Messi to an English defender in the lead-up to the second goal.
No review.
A lack of accountability for an Argentinian side that knows they can get away with these scandalous hits.
It’s easy to make it to the World Cup final when every 50/50 decision is going your way.
The Challenger
Whilst Argentina had a rather easy and FIFA-paved road, the other finalist, Spain, has had to face some of the toughest teams in the tournament.
Leaving behind Ronaldo’s Portugal, an inspired Belgian side, and Mbappé’s France.
Embed from Getty ImagesThe French were one of the favorites to win the whole tournament, having one of the scariest attacking sides in the tournament.
Mbappé was hoping to reach the final once again, looking to recreate that 2022 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina.
Hoping to rip the script successfully this time.
However, Spain had other plans.
They put 2 past French keeper Maignan, one a penalty and the other in open play.
Embed from Getty ImagesSpain would then put up a defensive iron wall that France could not penetrate.
But a technical play style and an iron-clad defensive line helped them defeat
- Portugal, ranked #5 in FIFA’s rankings.
- Belgium, ranked #9 in FIFA’s rankings.
- and France, ranked #3 in FIFA’s rankings.
As you can see, Spain did not have an easy road on their way to the final.
They faced nothing but top 10 ranked opponents.
Ripping The Script
Moreover, all of Argentina’s matches were played either at night or in stadiums that were pumping the AC.
No other teams had this constant luxury throughout the entire tournament.
Anything to favor Argentina, though.
Embed from Getty ImagesYet they still managed to be completely dominated by Spain in the final.
Argentina managed an embarrassing 0 shots in the entire regular 90 minutes.
Even FIFA couldn’t help them cheat their way to a second consecutive trophy without ball possession.
There wasn’t a single call that could be made in Argentina’s favor to get them a goal.
So as much as FIFA tried, they just couldn’t sway things in Argentina’s favor, and they had to settle for 2nd place.
At the end of the day, Spain successfully ripped the script and defeated Argentina and FIFA all in one sitting.
Embed from Getty ImagesThough the match ended 1-0, we all saw the match and know Spain was robbed of 2 more goals.
The real result would be a resounding 3-0 that would reflect the absolute belt to ass that Argentina received.
Cry about it Argentina.
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