# Argentina set to go to Cas after Fifa rejects appeals

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/argentina-set-to-go-to-cas-after-fifa-rejects-appeals/
- Published: 2026-11-07T18:33:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T19:26:08+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/crn4ekzyz8jlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- Argentina plans to challenge Fifa’s rejected appeals at CAS.
- Paredes’s 10-match ban remains; Molina’s was cut to four.
- The AFA was fined $321,000 over several disciplinary breaches.

## Summary

Argentina’s football association (AFA) plans to take its case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after Fifa rejected appeals against penalties imposed on the association and players. The case follows a post-match confrontation after Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the 2026 World Cup final, and also concerns conduct by Argentina’s supporters and players during the tournament.

Midfielder Leandro Paredes’s 10-match ban remains in place, while Nahuel Molina’s suspension was reduced from seven matches to four; both were fined $90,000 (£66,000). The AFA was fined $321,000 (£235,000) over alleged breaches involving non-sporting demonstrations, team misconduct and discriminatory chants and gestures. The association says it will first seek Fifa’s reasons for its decisions before applying to CAS; the sanctions also relate to a banner asserting Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after the semi-final.

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