FIFA announced Wednesday that it had opened proceedings into some Argentina players for their behaviour after losing the World Cup to Spain. A handful of Argentina players and staff confronted their Spanish rivals after the final whistle of the final in New York which Spain won 1–0 after extra time. Argentina players including Nahuel Molina, Thiago Almada and Leandro Paredes, as well as coach Roberto Ayala, were involved in the incidents, as was Spain's Pablo Martín Páez Gavira, commonly known as Gavi. Tensions flared on the pitch immediately after the final whistle as Spain began celebrating the country's second World Cup title. Malvinas bannerFIFA will also investigate an incident following Argentina's 2-1 semi-final victory over England in which players held up a banner that read: "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" ("The Falklands are Argentine").