Overview
- FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee announced on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, that it suspended Leandro Paredes for 10 international matches and gave Nahuel Molina seven matches with shorter bans for Matías Ayala, Thiago Almada and Gavi.
- The Argentine Football Association was fined roughly $30,000 in total for players displaying a Malvinas flag after the semifinal and for discriminatory chants and objects thrown by supporters.
- The AFA has signalled it will appeal the decisions, which FIFA said were applied under rules banning non‑sporting demonstrations at matches and prohibiting discriminatory fan behaviour.
- International coverage has been sharply critical and has used the rulings to question FIFA’s consistency, pointing to prior episodes such as treatment of Iran’s delegation and a reversed sanction involving Balogún.
- Reports say UEFA, the Asian confederation and CONCACAF are weighing a joint move to oppose Infantino’s re‑election, a development that could turn the disciplinary episode into a wider governance dispute at FIFA.