In the last four World Cup finals, only two runners-up stayed on the pitch until the trophy presentation: Argentina in 2014 and Argentina in 2026.
Not Croatia, Not France. Did anyone say anything during that time? No, because that wouldn't get clicks.
Guess which country is now being criticized and accused of disrespecting the winners simply for going over to acknowledge their own fans? Argentina, of course.
فيدريكو سبينا (صحفي):
في نهائيات كأس العالم الأربع الأخيرة، لم يتبقَّ سوى فريقين وصيفين في الملعب حتى تتويج الفائز بالكأس: الأرجنتين 2014 والأرجنتين 2026.
حسنًا... بما أنك لم تركع، فأنت لا تعرف معنى الخسارة.
En las últimas 4 finales del Mundial, solamente dos planteles subcampeones se quedaron en el campo de juego hasta la entrega de la copa: Argentina 2014 y Argentina 2026.
Pero bueno... Como no te arrodillaste, no sabes perder.
If you think the online campaigns against Messi and Argentina did not affect refereeing and FIFA decisions against them, and also ultimately not being awarded the Golden ball award for best player, then you haven’t been paying attention.
تخيل تفرح بخسارة الأرجنتين ومستانس وبعدها باحتفالات إسبانيا يطقطقون على لاعبك وبتقديم لاعب دكة يقولون هذا لاعب يشبه كريستيانو بس انه عالاقل يملك كاس عالم💀💀💀💀💀
After 2022, none of us imagined we’d even be here. We all thought Messi wouldn’t play in 2026. At 39, he reached a level no athlete has ever reached at that age. He owed us nothing, yet gave us everything.
You’ll always be the greatest, Leo.
Argentina never got the respect they deserved.
I’ve never seen a national team receive this much hate for simply winning. Instead of giving credit to a team that has dominated world football for the last five years, social media became full of edited clips, AI-generated images, fake quotes, misleading posts and out-of-context videos, all made to discredit what this team achieved.
The worst part is that many people didn’t even care if it was true. If it got engagement, they shared it. If it pushed another anti-Argentina narrative, they believed it. That’s how low football discussion became. Imagine how empty your life has to be that your only way of getting attention is by spreading lies and fake propaganda about other people.
Every foul was analyzed frame by frame. Every referee decision became a conspiracy. Every victory had to come with an excuse. I’ve never seen another team get microanalyzed like this just because they kept winning.
A lot of this comes down to one thing: Lionel Messi, who is far better player than their favorite player, far better, far talented and achieved far more in the sport so as they see that Messi is better than their favorite player, instead of accepting it they looked for ways to discredit him and the team around him.
During this World Cup, people threw every label they could at Argentina. Racists. Zionists. Cheaters. Corrupt. All based on viral posts, fake quotes, edited clips or AI-generated content, without caring whether any of it was actually true.
They spent years trying to convince people that Argentina and these players didn’t deserve what they achieved.
The truth is that, they couldn’t accept that Lionel Messi and this generation reached a level their favorites never did.
No amount of propaganda can rewrite football history. And history will remember this Argentina team as one of the best international sides ever.
المنتخب الأرجنتيني بقيادة سكالوني خلال سبعة أعوام كاملة دون خسارة أي مواجهة إقصائية :
❌ 🇧🇷🇦🇷 نصف نهائي كوبا أميركا 2019
✅ 🇦🇷🇪🇨 ربع نهائي كوبا أميركا 2021
✅ 🇦🇷🇨🇴 نصف نهائي كوبا أميركا 2021
✅ 🇦🇷🇧🇷 نهائي كوبا أميركا 2021 🏆
✅ 🇦🇷🇮🇹 نهائي الفيناليسيما 2022 🏆
✅ 🇦🇷🇦🇺 دور الـ16 من كأس العالم 2022
✅ 🇦🇷🇳🇱 ربع نهائي كأس العالم 2022
✅ 🇦🇷🇭🇷 نصف نهائي كأس العالم 2022
✅ 🇦🇷🇫🇷 نهائي كأس العالم 2022 🏆
✅ 🇦🇷🇪🇨 ربع نهائي كوبا أميركا 2024
✅ 🇦🇷🇨🇦 نصف نهائي كوبا أميركا 2024
✅ 🇦🇷🇨🇴 نهائي كوبا أميركا 2024 🏆
✅ 🇦🇷🇨🇻 دور الـ32 من كأس العالم 2026
✅ 🇦🇷🇪🇬 دور الـ16 من كأس العالم 2026
✅ 🇦🇷🇨🇭 ربع نهائي كأس العالم 2026
✅ 🇦🇷🏴 نصف نهائي كأس العالم 2026
❌ 🇦🇷🇪🇸 نهائي كأس العالم 2026