{"id":3793,"date":"2026-07-16T10:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T10:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/video-sparks-controversy-over-alleged-referee-favors-for-argentina-ahead-of-world-cup-final\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T16:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:04:56","slug":"video-sparks-controversy-over-alleged-referee-favors-for-argentina-ahead-of-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/video-sparks-controversy-over-alleged-referee-favors-for-argentina-ahead-of-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Video sparks controversy over alleged referee favors for Argentina ahead of World Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A five-minute video compiling several contentious moments allegedly benefiting Argentina during their semifinal match against England has gone viral on social media, reigniting debates about refereeing fairness in the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The footage highlights various incidents that users consider controversial, including uncalled fouls, VAR decisions, and plays that, according to those sharing the video, favored the Argentine team. Within hours, the video amassed thousands of views and comments, with fans labeling it a \u201cglobal scandal\u201d and fueling the historic rivalry between Argentina and England.<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday, July 16, 2026, neither FIFA nor the Referees\u2019 Committee has issued any official statement regarding the video or the disputed decisions during the match.<\/p>\n<p>This situation reflects how social media amplifies fans\u2019 interpretations but does not serve as official evidence of irregularities on the field.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Argentina is already preparing to face Spain in the World Cup final, aiming to claim the championship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarioBeteta\/status\/2077763918592639077\"><\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A five-minute video compiling several contentious moments allegedly benefiting Argentina during their semifinal match against England has gone viral on social media, reigniting debates about refereeing fairness in the World Cup. The footage highlights various incidents that users consider controversial, including uncalled fouls, VAR decisions, and plays that, according to those sharing the video, favored [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internacional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3794,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3793\/revisions\/3794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}