World Cup final descends into chaos at end as losers Argentina start mass brawl with players seen ‘throwing haymakers’

ARGENTINA players aren’t taking their World Cup Final loss to Spain lightly. Once the final whistle was blown, the Argentinians went right to their opponents to start a brawl. Argentina’s Leandro Paredes and Thiago Almada clash with Spain’s Gavi after the match Credit: Reuters Argentina put on a poor display across 120 minutes against Spain, but they made themselves look even worse due to poor sportsmanship. While it may have been passion boiling over in the heat of the moment, there is no excuse to be throwing punches at opponents. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! “Paredes threw two or three haymakers into someone’s face,” Alan Shearer said following the match. “He went for them. There is no place or space for that. We know how much it means to them and we know how much it hurts to lose, but there is a way to lose. READ MORE ON THE WORLD CUP “Too many times we have seen that from Argentina. The reaction after the final whistle is terrible.” Comment now