Does a viral video show a referee who officiated the 2026 FIFA World Cup final crying over Argentina's defeat? The claim appeared in a post (archived here and here) published on X by @TrollFootball on July 19, 2026. It opened:Referee when he gave his best but Argentina still ended up losing the final. This is what the attached 25-second video looked like at the time of writing:Image source: post by @TrollFootball on X. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe post went live on the day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup final (archived here) in which Spain won over Argentina, and the implication was that the referee was not impartial, siding with Argentina.