The newspaper "Sport" revealed today an important decision from the Argentine Football Association, in response to the many accusations that affected the national team during and after the end of the World Cup tournament, which was played in America, Mexico, and Canada.
The Argentine national team played in the World Cup, where it reached the final of the competition, before losing 1-0 to Spain.
The Argentine national team faced many criticisms, in light of the refereeing favors that occurred with the Tango players throughout the tournament, including the match against Egypt in the round of 16 of the competition, where Argentina won 3-2.
Sport reported that the Argentine Football Association will take legal action against everyone who published false accusations and claims against the national team, whether major media outlets, random accounts on social media, or Instagram pages, and an official complaint will be filed.
The newspaper touched on the large media campaign that was against the Argentine national team throughout the World Cup, which began from the first match in the tournament against Algeria in the group stage, and the demands to expel Lionel Messi, after his unintentional intervention on Issa Mandi, as well as the goal scored by Argentina against the Desert Warriors was not considered for cancellation, due to an error in the semi-automated offside system.
Sport explained that the wave of accusations against the Argentine national team increased significantly, following the events of the match against Egypt, where there was a clear intervention on Lisandro Martínez by Marwan Attia, which necessitated the cancellation of a goal scored by Mustafa Zico.
There is astonishment from the Argentine Association regarding the demands to award a penalty kick to Mohamed Salah against Julian Alvarez, as the former Liverpool player himself did not object to the non-award of a foul in the play.
The Argentine Association also believes that the expulsion of Breel Embolo during the match between Argentina and Switzerland was correct, as the striker pretended that Leandro Paredes committed a foul on him, which is a new protocol implemented by FIFA in the World Cup.
