Gangs of New Jersey: how the World Cup final descended into ugly scenes between Argentina and Spain

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The World Cup final took an ugly turn at the end of extra time as Spain were crowned champions. Here’s what happened, frame by frame. As the referee, Slavko Vincic, blows the full-time whistle, Spain’s substitutes run onto the pitch to celebrate World Cup glory with their teammates. Rodri is struck by Nahuel Molina neat the halfway line, the Argentinian right-back aggressively throwing his arm out at Spain’s captain. Rodri turns back and confronts Molina, and the two players square up as the res