After some controversial semifinals, marked by historical tensions between both nations, and with a bitter ending for England, the British press celebrates this Monday the victory of the Spanish national team over Argentina in the World Cup final.
The British newspapers mainly highlight Spain’s good combined play, calling La Roja the rightful winners and reproaching the Albiceleste team for their lack of sportsmanship after turning their backs on the winners during the celebration, skipping the traditional guard of honor, and causing a strong brawl among players after the match.
English football legends lash out at Argentina: “the right team won”
“Argentina was condemned by their lack of ambition even before Enzo Fernández was sent off almost at the end of regular time,” publishes the newspaper The Guardian, which describes Argentina’s reaction after the defeat as “shameful,” pointing out that the players “preferred to keep their eyes fixed on the fans behind one of the goals,” turning their backs on the champions.
Along these lines, the BBC wonders if Spain’s victory is “a victory for football,” and they say that most neutral fans would confirm this verdict. Also on the British television channel, several English football legends highlighted the poor sportsmanship by the Albiceleste. Alan Shearer, former captain of the Three Lions, assured that “the right team won,” while former City goalkeeper Joe Hart called Argentina’s attitude “disgusting behavior” and said the result was fair. “Argentina cannot complain at all about what happened,” commented the goalkeeper.
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For its part, the media The Telegraph is one of the most forceful, titling its match analysis as: “Spain wins the World Cup in a triumph of football over Argentine violence.” Furthermore, it begins its article by condemning the attitude of their rivals in the semifinals: “Football 1, Delinquents 0.”
The controversial The Sun, on the other hand, describes the final as “chaos” when “losing Argentina starts a massive fight in which players are seen throwing punches.” Similarly, the well-known British journalist from CNN, Piers Morgan, who was already controversial after England’s elimination, highlighted “disgusting behavior by the Argentines at the end, especially Paredes” and concluded: “They are nothing more than a gang of violent and unpleasant thugs, and a disgrace to football. I have never been so happy to see a team lose.”
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