Argentina's defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final, played on Sunday 19 July at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, has sparked a wave of protests that continues several days after the final whistle. Fan Gisela Sánchez launched a petition on Change.org calling on FIFA to replay the match, which was decided by a Ferran Torres goal in extra time. Change.org petition to replay the World Cup final - change.orgFIFA's regulations allow a match to be replayed only in exceptional circumstances, such as a serious breach of the competition rules or a decision by the governing body's competent authorities before a result is officially confirmed. A Change.org petition, regardless of how many signatures it receives, has no legal or sporting effect on the result or Spain's World Cup title. After Argentina won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, more than 200,000 French supporters signed a petition calling for the final to be replayed over concerns about the refereeing of Poland's Szymon Marciniak.