Susanna Reid expressed her frustration during the latest episode of Good Morning Britain, slamming the 'appalling' behaviour of Argentina's players after Spain's 1-0 extra-time victory in the World Cup 2026 final.
Reid and Balls React to Violent Finale
On Monday (July 20), the 55-year-old host reflected on the match alongside co-host Ed Balls and regular commentators Kevin Maguire and Kwasi Kwarteng. Spain won the tournament for the second time in their history, but the match was marred by post-match fights between Argentine and Spanish players.
At full-time, Argentina's Leandro Paredes was involved in scraps with Spanish players Rodri, Gavi and Borja Iglesias, while teammate Nahuel Molina threw a punch at a passing Spain player. Ed Balls described it as 'one of the nastiest World Cup finals ever'.
'Absolutely appalling behaviour. Of course, England experienced some pretty dirty behaviour as well,' Susanna noted. Ed added: 'They're a total bunch of thugs! The Argentina football team were shocking!'
Pundits Condemn Argentina's Conduct
Kevin Maguire praised Argentina's style of play but slammed their 'dirty side', saying: 'You've got to tackle that, because it's ruining the game.' BBC pundit Wayne Rooney echoed the sentiment: 'Embarrassing, seeing that sort of stuff after the game has been played. Someone has been crowned World Cup champions. It is not good enough. Paredes is better than that. He keeps going and going.'
Former England goalkeeper Joe Hart added: 'Argentina can have absolutely no complaints about what happened. Disgusting behaviour.'
Scaloni's Emotional Response
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni was left in tears during his post-match media conference. 'Even though they were out-playing us until the 85th minute, I would love to know what would have happened had we still had 11 men on the pitch,' he said. 'We managed to go all the way to the end when the match was so open and it just couldn't be. They deserved the victory, that is the reality.'
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV1 and ITVX at 6am.
