From historical scandals to 2026 World Cup inferno: investigated by FIFA and the Department of Justice.
2026 was the year the rest of the world caught up to how utterly vile the Argentine footballers are.
FIFA has confirmed: Argentina will face an investigation into the revolting scenes at the end of the World Cup final.
And now, a mega petition to ban them from the World Cup has amassed more than 23 million signatures.
Yes, you read it right. The petition, titled ‘Argentina Out’ calls for the country to be permanently banned from the tournament.
FIFA has confirmed it will investigate the “disgusting” scenes at the end of the World Cup final.
Argentina has gone viral for all the wrong reasons, and a petition to have them kicked out of the tournament has passed 23 million signatures.https://t.co/yd5EzEStw4 pic.twitter.com/639vFLJwV1
— euronews (@euronews) July 21, 2026
The petition is focused on the fact that millions of fans around the world noticed a clear, unmistakable referee bias that carried Argentina all the way to the final.
The FIFA ‘investigation’ is focused on the unacceptable behavior of Argentine players after the final match against champion Spain, from the assault against opposing players after the final whistle, to the fact that the Argentine side turned their backs to the moment Spain was raising the World Cup.
Sore-loser Argentina turn their backs to Spain during World Cup trophy celebration after igniting post-match brawl https://t.co/hho0lshoYD pic.twitter.com/LN0oslWgcd
— New York Post (@nypost) July 20, 2026
And the DOJ is investigating the Argentine Football Federation for money laundering – you need more?
🇦🇷 The FBI is investigating Argentina’s football association for money laundering.
Over $300 million in sponsorship money, from Adidas, routed through U.S. banks and a Miami firm called TourProdEnter LLC, is being examined by federal authorities. Shell companies, remittance… pic.twitter.com/8RDaJ9nPTb
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 11, 2026
Argentina FA boss ‘has phone seized by FBI’ at last second before leaving US
https://t.co/u7pYBlFddw— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) July 22, 2026
There’s more! It all began back in 1978, on the darkest days of the military dictatorship of General Jorge Rafael Videla.
The format of the ‘78 World Cup was convoluted, so the semifinals were disputed by three teams: Argentina, Brazil and Peru.
The hosts needed a 4-0 win against Peru to reach the final and won 6-0. Years later, several Peruvian players admitted that they accepted bribes or had their changing room visited by the Argentine military junta to secure the loss.
Yes. Multiple Peruvian players (e.g. Oblitas, Velásquez, Leguía) have testified that Videla, with Henry Kissinger, entered their dressing room minutes before the June 21 1978 match. He read a message from Peru’s dictator Morales Bermúdez about “brotherhood.”
Argentina needed a…
— Grok (@grok) July 16, 2026
In the 78 World Cup. Argentina needed to win their final group stage game by 5 goals to qualify for the knockout round. At halftime, up just 2 – 0 against Peru, Argentinian dictator Jorge Rafael Videla & U.S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger paid a visit to the Peruvian locker… https://t.co/haPO2kiKBV
— Great House (@xspotsdamark) July 9, 2026
You add to that that in the 1986 Cup detestable star Diego Maradona made a goal against England using his hand, and spent the rest of his short life saying it was ‘the hand of God’; or Argentina in 1990 Cup offering spiked water to an opposing player – it’s a rotten tale.
“It’s not the Hand of God, it’s the hand of a cheating bastard! It still gives me nightmares!”
– Peter Reid on Diego Maradona. 😤🔥 pic.twitter.com/fG5MOxTODm
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Footballtweet) October 4, 2017
Maradona hands of God
😂😂😂😂🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/lHbtYKDqNZ— GOD ABERG (@adeseun_usman) July 17, 2026
Euronews reported:
“The petition description accuses FIFA and the referees of being ‘biased toward Lionel Messi and Argentina’, adding: ‘Why should the rest of the world compete when the winner has already been decided? Kick Argentina out of the World Cup and give everyone else a fair chance’.
Now closed, the appeal has more than 23 million signatures – 23,316,108 to be precise. Most impressive of all is how this has nearly broken a world record, as the Guinness World Record for the most signatories stands at 24,319,181.”
[…] ‘Over 23 million people from 170 countries signed this petition in under a week’, states the viral Argentina Out petition. ‘FIFA ignored us but Spain delivered. Thank you Spain’.”
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