00:03Hello and welcome to The Cube, Euronews' fact-checking show.
00:07It's been a week since the World Cup ended,
00:10but misleading claims and conspiracies surrounding the tournament
00:13have continued in full force.
00:15The vast majority concerns Spain's victory over Argentina
00:19in the final and the controversies that have cast a shadow
00:22over the South American side during and after the competition.
00:26One post that has racked up almost 4 million views
00:29alleges that global football governing body FIFA needed a European champion.
00:34It says that FIFA president Gianni Infantino made a deal with UEFA,
00:38Europe's football governing body,
00:40to ensure Spain won the World Cup in return for its support
00:44for Infantino's re-election in 2027.
00:47The video attached to the post contains no evidence to back up the allegations,
00:51and a community note at the bottom highlights that Argentina lost the final
00:55because it had zero shots on target during the match.
00:58Another claim circulating online alleges that FIFA forced Argentina
01:02to either lose the final or face a 10-year ban from the World Cup
01:07after players unfurled a banner with the message
01:09the Falkland Islands are Argentine following their victory over England in the semi-finals.
01:15However, there's no evidence that any such threat occurred.
01:19Reports state that FIFA is looking into the matter,
01:21but no official sanction has so far been announced.
01:25Article 34.3 of the World Cup's rules
01:27banned the display of political messages before, during and after any matches.
01:33Another conspiracy alleges that Argentina's players and their families
01:37were threatened before the World Cup final,
01:39using a clip showing captain Lionel Messi encouraging his teammates as evidence.
01:44But Argentina's manager Lionel Scaloni and some of the players' families
01:48have confirmed that no external pressure was applied on them.
01:52Smile!ujemy
01:56minimize疫情
01:57вход
Comments