{"id":40508,"date":"2026-07-28T14:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/world-cup-turmoil-takes-new-turn-as-countries-accused-of-funding-anti-argentina-campaign-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T14:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:58:26","slug":"world-cup-turmoil-takes-new-turn-as-countries-accused-of-funding-anti-argentina-campaign-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/world-cup-turmoil-takes-new-turn-as-countries-accused-of-funding-anti-argentina-campaign-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup turmoil takes new turn as countries accused of funding &#8216;anti-Argentina campaign&#8217; | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Argentina&#8217;s President Javier Millay accused the two rival countries of funding an &#8220;anti-Argentina campaign&#8221; without providing evidence. He made the remarks on Sunday, exactly a week after La Albiceleste lost to Spain in the World Cup final. Ferran Torres&#8217; extra-time goal meant Argentina fell short in its efforts to defend the title it won in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Shortly after the final whistle, midfielder Leandro Paredes attacked several Spanish players celebrating the victory. When La Roja lifted the iconic golden trophy, the majority of Argentina&#8217;s national team also turned away. These incidents, along with aggressive and theatrical play during the tournament, led to widespread criticism of Argentina from across the football world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He made unsubstantiated claims in an interview with Radio Miter and provided no evidence to support his bizarre accusations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Who put the most money into this anti-Argentine movement? The Brazilian government. 25 percent of the money came from the Brazilian government. And they&#8217;re lecturing me about interference,&#8221; Millay said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He added that the &#8220;campaign&#8221; was &#8220;funded by the Democratic Party in Mexico and the United States. Who are they? They are progressive leaders who don&#8217;t want the idea of \u200b\u200bfreedom to succeed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Millais offered no evidence to back up his claims, saying the alleged attacks were happening because &#8220;when you have a prosperous economy and people&#8217;s lives are better, you have big problems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Argentina&#8217;s loss to Spain followed a conspiracy theory that the World Cup was &#8220;settled&#8221; in Argentina&#8217;s favor, a claim FIFA vehemently denies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The bad feeling was so strong that more than 23 million people signed a petition to expel the four-time champions from the World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In a sharp response to widespread criticism of her country on social media, Millais defended her national team in a series of Instagram posts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>One post read: &#8220;Do we have an enemy? That means we have defended something before. We will defend Argentina.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Another said: &#8220;The problem with Argentina is that we stand out. We don&#8217;t go unnoticed, people are jealous of us, and we&#8217;re good at almost everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2233696\/World-Cup-Argentina-Javier-Milei\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina&#8217;s President Javier Millay accused the two rival countries of funding an &#8220;anti-Argentina campaign&#8221; without providing evidence. He made the remarks on Sunday, exactly a week after La Albiceleste lost to Spain in the World Cup final. 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