New Delhi: cristiano ronaldo He finds himself at the center of a new round of controversy over the 2026 FIFA World Cup after his verified Instagram account liked a post accusing FIFA of helping Lionel MessiArgentina reaches the final. The incident adds fuel to a tournament that has been the subject of several controversies, including protests involving Iran, criticism of ticket prices, visa issues, the suspension of Balogun’s red card and intervention by US President Trump.Ronaldo has yet to publicly explain why he liked the post, but a screenshot showing his verified account @cristiano quickly spread on social media among people who liked the video.
Spanish TV show Espejo Público posted an Instagram video ahead of Spain’s World Cup final against Argentina.The film features journalist Pilar Rodríguez Los Santos, who questions Argentina’s run to the final and makes strong accusations against FIFA.
She said: “Argentina should have been eliminated about five games ago with the help of FIFA, one of the most corrupt institutions on the planet.”Argentina defeated Algeria 3-0 to start its defense of the World Cup, with Lionel Messi scoring a hat-trick. They then beat Austria 2-0, with Messi recovering from an early penalty miss to become the top scorer in FIFA World Cup history.Subsequently, the much-improved Argentina team defeated Jordan 3-1. Messi came off the bench and scored, and the defending champion qualified as the group leader.In the round of 32, they defeated Cape Verde 3-2 in overtime. Lisandro Martinez gave Argentina the lead in extra time before Cape Verde equalized again. Cristian Romero’s header was deflected into the net by Dini Borges to seal the win.Another dramatic reversal in the round of 16 against Egypt. Argentina fought back from two goals down to win 3-2, with Enzo Fernandez completing the comeback. Argentina avoided an early exit in a thrilling win that left Messi in tears.In the quarterfinals, Argentina defeated Switzerland 3-1 in overtime. Alexis McAllister opened the scoring before Dan Ndoye equalized. Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez in extra time against a 10-man Swiss side.The defending champion then reversed course again in the semi-finals, defeating England 2-1. Enzo Fernandez equalized with five minutes remaining and Lautaro Martinez scored the winner in stoppage time to send Argentina into another World Cup final.Argentina’s hopes of retaining the World Cup were dashed in the final.Spain beat Lionel Scaloni’s side 1-0 in extra time, with substitute Ferran Torres scoring the only goal of the game in the 106th minute to help Spain win the World Cup for the second time.
