Watch: The punch that sparked 'disgusting' World Cup final brawl as Argentina branded 'disgrace'

Watch: The punch that sparked 'disgusting' World Cup final brawl as Argentina branded 'disgrace'

The pair then angrily squared up to each other as shoving ensued, with further chaos quickly erupting.Gary Neville labelled Paredes as a “disgrace” for his behaviour at full-time, with the Boca Juniors midfielder eventually sent off for his role in the melee to incur a suspension and make it two reds for Argentina on the night.Read More"It's a disgrace,” Neville said on ITV. “I love the competitiveness of the Argentines, fighting and scrapping for their lives. [Lionel] Messi has propped them up, but it’s been a disgrace the last few games.”On the BBC’s World Cup final coverage, Joe Hart said: “There was one man on the pitch who did have class and that was Lionel Messi, who shook hands with every one of those Spanish players.“The game’s done. They could have absolutely no complaints about what happened today. Disgusting behaviour.”Fellow BBC pundit Wayne Rooney added: “Does it surprise you? It doesn’t surprise me.“We’ve seen this with Argentina before. It’s just not the reaction you want. We’ve seen some of the reaction after knocking England out in the last round.“That’s just sad. If you lose a game of football, be graceful and get out of there. It’s really poor from them.”Paredes and Molina could both now be in hot water with FIFA as they review the regrettable scenes that occurred following the final, while Argentina could face retrospective action for failing to control their players.The previous World Cup holders also turned their backs on Spain’s trophy lift at the end of a game that saw Argentina fail to register a single shot on target.

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