After a physical first half that went into the break in a scoreless tie, tensions boiled over early in the second half of Sundays World Cup final and resulted in a yellow card for Argentinas Leandro Paredes.As Spain controlled the ball at midfield, Paredes shoved an unsuspecting Rodri in the back, sending the Spanish midfielder flailing to the turf away from the ball. The whistle blew, and players from both teams converged around Rodri and the official at midfield.Tensions rise between Argentina and Spain players early in the second half pic.twitter.com/eJ8JsyBnCS FOX Sports (@FOXSports) July 19, 2026A handful of Argentinian players attempted to stand over Rodri as he remained on the turf as Spanish players blocked their path. Paredes ran in to join the scrum and delivered more shoves to multiple Spanish players.His second shove of Dani Olmo sent Olmo to the turf, and referee Slavko Vini finally determined that Paredes had crossed the line. Vini showed Paredes a yellow card.The yellow card was the second of the day for Argentina after Lisandro Martnez drew one in the first half for tripping Mikel Oyarzabal on a challenge. Lisandro Martnez is shown a yellow card for this challenge pic.twitter.com/BawIGuQXkn FOX Sports (@FOXSports) July 19, 2026Argentina entered Sunday with a reputation of physical play bordering on dirty. Its play with the World Cup trophy at stake did nothing to dispel that notion.