‘Better than the half-time show’ – Fans shocked as ref has ‘inadvertent explosion’ during second half of World Cup final

FANS were shocked as the World Cup final referee’s foam can exploded in the second half. Slavko Vincic was trying to mark out a free-kick for Spain when the can seemed to explode out of his back pocket. The foam can seemed to explode out of the referee’s pocket Credit: BBC Slavko Vincic provided one of the funnier moments of the final Credit: Getty Foam could be seen to shoot out of the back pocket of the referee and covered the face of Spain midfielder Alex Baena. Baena managed to dodge most of the foam that was fired at him while is also catching the attention of his team-mate Mikel Oyarzabal. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! The Spain star did not seem impressed as he could be seen to swipe the falling foam away from him. The moment was spotted by ITV commentator Lee Dixon who was amused by the gaffe. READ MORE ON THE WORLD CUP He joked: “That was better than the half-time show that.” While the main commentator, Sam Matterface, added: “That was an inadvertent explosion, I wonder what caused it.” Fans also spotted the hilarious moment as they reacted on social media. One posted: “Baena gets the foam treatment from referee.” Most read in Sport WORLD CUP 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS WORLD CUP FINAL LIVE: ALL THE LATEST FROM SPAIN VS ARGENTINA A second wrote: “Fifa referees have a can of shaving cream to spray when players won’t listen or crowd around, I’m dying ha.” A third commented: “Most exciting moment of the match.” A fourth said: “Oops! A bizarre moment Baena won’t forget.” A fifth joked: “The referee accidentally turned Baena into the free-kick wall.” Another added: “That vanishing spray had more impact on him than the actual set piece.” The underwhelming final had brought about many moments that has left fans unimpressed. The closing ceremony was slammed as the “worst ever” by viewers on social media. While others pointed out that the supporters in the stadium also looked “bored”. Rapper Post Malone appeared in the show as well as YouTuber and streamer IShowSpeed. Actor Tom Cruise also made a meaningful speech to the crowd in the stadium. With all the pageantry ahead of the showpiece match, it meant kick-off was delayed by six minutes. MORE TO FOLLOW… 1 comment1