Samuel SherryJournalist·NZ Herald·21 Aug, 2026 11:51 PM2 mins to read‌NZ Herald sports journalists, Michael Burgess and Nathan Limm unpack Spain’s triumph, the controversies that overshadowed 2026, and the future of the World Cup on The Front Page.Argentina have been hit with major sanctions by Fifa over their display of a Falkland Islands banner, while two players face lengthy bans for their actions in the World Cup final.

After beating England 2-1 in their Fifa World Cup semi-final, Argentina players paraded a banner that read “Las Malvinas