Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández became the sixth player to be sent off in a World Cup final after collecting two yellow cards in Sunday’s defeat to Spain. Lionel Messi did his best to make sure Marc Cucurella became the seventh.
In the immediate aftermath of Fernández’s dismissal—a second yellow card for a clumsy foul on Pau Cubarsí 10 minutes after being cautioned for dissent—Messi raised his hand to wave frantically at the referee, pointing directly at Cucurella and clearly accusing the Spain left back of covering his mouth to talk.
