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Sports · 21 July 2026

Ronaldo likes post claiming FIFA helped Argentina reach World Cup finals

Ronaldo likes post claiming FIFA helped Argentina reach World Cup finals

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Cristiano Ronaldo attracted notice when he liked an Instagram post asserting that FIFA had manipulated the World Cup to favour Argentina and Lionel Messi. The video apparently assembled various tournament occurrences, contending that Argentina gained from numerous rulings by match officials and VAR. FIFA has always refuted these claims, with refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina rejecting the idea that decisions were swayed.

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