For the Spanish Gavi, the tense exchange he carried out with Leandro Paredes after the 2026 World Cup final is being exaggerated more than necessary. Despite having been one of the main people affected by the frustration of the Argentine midfielder, the La Roja player publicly asked that the Albiceleste footballer not be sanctioned.

The incident broke out just when Slovenian whistler Slavko Vinčić declared the end of the match that gave Spain a 1-0 victory. At that moment, a chaotic back-and-forth of insults, pushing and pulling broke out between several players from both teams. However, Gavi downplayed the drama by ensuring that they are common situations on the field of play.

The sequence of events under the magnifying glass of FIFA

The images from the television broadcast raised alarm bells due to their aggressiveness. In the subsequent reproductions you can see how Paredes grabbed Eric García by the neck and later pushed Gavi to the ground, leaving one of the most talked about postcards of the grand final.

Due to the seriousness of the unrest, FIFA decided to launch a formal investigation through a disciplinary and ethics prosecutor. The objective is to clarify the facts and establish punishments that prevent this type of behavior in the future, regardless of the emotions of the match.

The agency's authorities have already requested videos and testimonies from those involved. Among those accused in the altercation are the Argentine Nahuel Molina and the technical assistant Roberto “Ratón” Ayala, in addition to the Spaniards Rodri Hernández, Dani Olmo and Gavi himself. “Everything is football”: Gavi breaks the silence

It was the Barcelona midfielder himself who decided to raise his voice to calm the waters. Although he admitted the rudeness of the moment, he considered that it does not merit a subsequent suspension: "It is a part of football that is a little more violent, but I don't think they should be suspended. The logical thing would have been to expel him in the match. I understand that it is not a good image for the children, but that's it: everything is football and it always has to be that way," the Catalan footballer slipped.

An Argentina at the limit of the regulations

The development of the final revealed the desperation of an Argentina that found itself tactically outmatched and opted for physical friction. After entering the second half, Leandro Paredes played on the verge of being warned repeatedly.

With the final whistle, the frustration of defeat detonated into a direct provocation. The origin of the general brawl would have been a previous encounter between Nahuel Molina and Rodri Hernández that was not captured live on television, but that lit the fuse between the footballers.