{"id":18985,"date":"2026-07-19T22:27:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T22:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18985"},"modified":"2026-07-19T22:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T22:27:25","slug":"enzo-fernandez-sent-off-for-argentina-in-world-cup-final-after-chelsea-ace-mocked-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18985","title":{"rendered":"Enzo Fernandez sent off for Argentina in World Cup final after Chelsea ace mocked England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_c0a787\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Enzo Fernandez has been handed his marching orders in the World Cup final after ruthlessly mocking England in the semi-final<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">22:14, 19 Jul 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 22:26, 19 Jul 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37451353\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Enzo Fernandez was sent off against Spain\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37451353.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-221247.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37451353.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-221247.png 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37451353.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-221247.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37451353.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-221247.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Enzo Fernandez was sent off against Spain\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Enzo Fernandez was sent off against Spain<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Enzo Fernandez has been sent off in the World Cup final &#8211; after the Chelsea ace mocked England following their win over the Three Lions in the semi-final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fernandez was already on a yellow card for dissent when he clattered into Pau Cubars\u00ed in the 93rd minute at MetLife Stadium. He could have no complaints &#8211; catching the Spanish defender late and sending him flipping in the air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking on the BBC, Alan Shearer said: &#8220;Fernandez might just have cost his team massively. Already being on a yellow card for something stupid, back chatting to the referee. When you are on a yellow you can&#8217;t do something like that.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37451361\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37451361\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.6004319654427646\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Enzo Fernandez\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37451361.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-221826.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37451361.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-221826.png 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37451361.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-221826.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37451361.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-07-19-at-221826.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Enzo Fernandez sent Pau Cubarsi flying\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Enzo Fernandez sent Pau Cubarsi flying<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FB!<\/strong> Get all the best sports news and much more on our Facebook page<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;That&#8217;s so stupid. How daft is that?&#8221; While, over on BBC Radio 5 Live, Chris Sutton agreed: &#8220;Enzo Fernandez is disputing this. It seemed like a pretty wild challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;He&#8217;s late and Cubarsi gets there first. 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These are both Gold Star launch offers for the next 12 months so make sure you don\u2019t miss out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><em>Click on this article to subscribe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fernandez had been Public Enemy No.1 in England after he rubbed salt in the wounds following the semi-final. He had netted the equaliser for Argentina, celebrating by cupping his ears and gesturing as if mimicking chatter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Chelsea ace, who had been seen with a Falkland Island&#8217;s banner on the pitch after full-time, then posted a photo of himself laughing with Lionel Messi and Leandro Paredes on Instagram, with Oasis&#8217; Wonderwall song playing in the background.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The tune had become an unofficial anthem for England, and Fernandez later deleted the post after widespread backlash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enzo Fernandez has been handed his marching orders in the World Cup final after ruthlessly&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}