The final of the World Cup ended with a massive fight between the players of Spain and Argentina

The players of the national teams of Argentina and Spain came together in an emotional fight after the end of the World Cup final at the stadium in New Jersey. A tense match culminated when Leandro Paredes and Eric Garcia clashed just seconds after the final whistle that heralded victory for the Spaniards. Ferran Torres' decisive goal in the 106th minute of extra time This triumph gave Spain their second World Cup in their history (after winning in South Africa in 2010) and left the reigning champions, Argentina, with nothing. The game was marred by a large number of fouls. Even before the end of regular time, Lionel Scaloni's team remained in the minority: in the 90th minute, midfielder Enzo Fernandez received a red card for a hard foul against Spanish defender Pau Kubarci. Before this withdrawal, the Argentines had already managed to collect six yellow cards. The real explosion of emotions happened right after the game ended. Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes, who himself received a yellow card shortly after coming on as a substitute for foul play, rushed towards Eric Garcia and grabbed the Spanish defender hard by the throat. Afterwards, a Boca Juniors player threw Gavi onto the turf. Aggressive actions of Paredes instantly provoked a mass fight on the field. Players of both teams, reserve football players and representatives of coaching staffs intervened in the conflict. Several tense minutes passed before the participants of the fight were managed to break up. Despite the hot resolution, after the end of the conflict passions subsided. Most of the subsequent communication between the rivals was peaceful: the stars of the Spanish national team had a warm conversation with Lionel Messi, and the head coaches of the teams, Lionel Scaloni and Luis de la Fuente, shared a long hug in the center of the field. After the match, the coach of the Argentina national team, Lionel Scaloni, commented on both the game itself and the behavior of his team, emphasizing the importance of accepting failures with dignity: "We are noble in victory, and we must be the same in defeat. We accept defeat; we gave everything. We were tense, preparing for this, but giving your all, as they did today, is a great example for our people and our country. You lose, and you have to pick yourself up again," the helmsman said. We will remind, earlier Scaloni with tears in his eyes hinted at leaving the Argentina national team.