The central defender of the Argentina national team, Nicholas Otamendi, will not play in the team's first match at the upcoming 2026 World Cup in America..
The decision on the disqualification of Gravec was praised by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. The reason was a direct red card, as a 37-year-old football player withdrew from the World Cup selection match against the national team of Ecuador, which took place on the 10th of June.
Argentina lost the game 0:1.
As reported by L’Equipe, the committee found a measure of punishment in the form of disqualification. This means that Otamendi will miss the upcoming official match of his national team, which will be the starting match of the group stage of the light feather..
Thus, the Argentine national team, which is defending its world champion status, in theory has little chance of a successful start to the upcoming World Cup.