FIFA has opened a formal disciplinary investigation into a physical altercation that broke out between Spain and Argentina players following Sunday's World Cup final, even though the incident did not appear on FIFA's official international broadcast feed.

According to reporting from ESPN's Mark Ogden, FIFA confirmed the investigation in a statement outlining the scope and legal basis for the inquiry. "Following an assessment of the relevant match reports for the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, and in line with Article 36 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC), the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has appointed a Disciplinary and Ethics Prosecutor to investigate potential breaches of the FDC with regard to the post-match incidents," FIFA said.

A confrontation that went largely unseen on broadcast

The incident unfolded after Spain's 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina in Sunday's championship match, but the confrontation was notably absent from FIFA's official broadcast feed, leaving many viewers unaware that anything significant had occurred immediately following the final whistle.

Fox Sports host Rebecca Lowe was among the few broadcast voices to acknowledge the tension in real time, noting after commentators sent coverage back to the studio that there were "plenty of words" being exchanged between the two teams. According to Lowe's characterization, the........

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