{"id":35270,"date":"2026-07-27T17:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=35270"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:34:20","slug":"infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Infantino Praises Tapia Amidst Argentina&#8217;s Heartbreaking 2026 Final Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FIFA President Gianni Infantino extended his congratulations to Claudio Tapia, the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), following the conclusion of the 2026 World Cup final, despite the fact that Argentina fell to Spain 1\u20130.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His message included the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would like to once again congratulate you on this great achievement. Argentina\u2019s performance helped make this edition an extraordinary event that captured the attention of millions of people around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you will pass on my sincere congratulations to everyone who contributed to this success: the players, coach Lionel Scaloni, the technical and medical staff, and the fans who supported the team throughout the journey.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Softfootball reports that Spain defeated Argentina 1\u20130 to clinch the 2026 World Cup, displaying complete dominance throughout the match, while Argentina did not manage to produce a single shot on target.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wedod-3358915788\" class=\"wedod-after-content wedod-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1458300956780583\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1458300956780583\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino extended his congratulations to Claudio Tapia, the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA),<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":35271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Infantino Lauds Tapia After Argentina&#039;s 2026 Final Loss<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Infantino commends Tapia for his leadership as Argentina faces a stunning loss in the 2026 Final, highlighting resilience and unity.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Infantino Lauds Tapia After Argentina&#039;s 2026 Final Loss\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Infantino commends Tapia for his leadership as Argentina faces a stunning loss in the 2026 Final, highlighting resilience and unity.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"We Do Dis News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-27T17:34:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FIFA-President-Gianni-Infantino-hugging-the-Argentine-Football-Association-president-Claudio-Tapia.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1366\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sello Mojaring\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Man_Gale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Man_Gale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sello Mojaring\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sello Mojaring\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/386686c7943af04d4a1b184818b03ed2\"},\"headline\":\"Infantino Praises Tapia Amidst Argentina&#8217;s Heartbreaking 2026 Final Loss\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-27T17:34:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":146,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/FIFA-President-Gianni-Infantino-hugging-the-Argentine-Football-Association-president-Claudio-Tapia.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/\",\"name\":\"Infantino Lauds Tapia After Argentina's 2026 Final Loss\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/FIFA-President-Gianni-Infantino-hugging-the-Argentine-Football-Association-president-Claudio-Tapia.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-27T17:34:20+00:00\",\"description\":\"Infantino commends Tapia for his leadership as Argentina faces a stunning loss in the 2026 Final, highlighting resilience and unity.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/FIFA-President-Gianni-Infantino-hugging-the-Argentine-Football-Association-president-Claudio-Tapia.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/FIFA-President-Gianni-Infantino-hugging-the-Argentine-Football-Association-president-Claudio-Tapia.jpeg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1366,\"caption\":\"Infantino Lauds Tapia Following Argentina's Devastating 2026 Final Defeat\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sports\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/category\\\/sports\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Infantino Praises Tapia Amidst Argentina&#8217;s Heartbreaking 2026 Final Loss\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"We Do Dis News\",\"description\":\"Discover World Top News . Pop Culture\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"wddn\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"We Do Dis News\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"We Do Dis News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Wedodis.co.za\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Man_Gale\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/lufuno-mangale-b9b37790\",\"https:\\\/\\\/wa.me\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/386686c7943af04d4a1b184818b03ed2\",\"name\":\"Sello Mojaring\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sello Mojaring\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/author\\\/sello-mojaring\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Infantino Lauds Tapia After Argentina's 2026 Final Loss","description":"Infantino commends Tapia for his leadership as Argentina faces a stunning loss in the 2026 Final, highlighting resilience and unity.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Infantino Lauds Tapia After Argentina's 2026 Final Loss","og_description":"Infantino commends Tapia for his leadership as Argentina faces a stunning loss in the 2026 Final, highlighting resilience and unity.","og_url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/","og_site_name":"We Do Dis News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za","article_published_time":"2026-07-27T17:34:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1366,"url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FIFA-President-Gianni-Infantino-hugging-the-Argentine-Football-Association-president-Claudio-Tapia.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sello Mojaring","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Man_Gale","twitter_site":"@Man_Gale","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sello Mojaring","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/"},"author":{"name":"Sello Mojaring","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/386686c7943af04d4a1b184818b03ed2"},"headline":"Infantino Praises Tapia Amidst Argentina&#8217;s Heartbreaking 2026 Final Loss","datePublished":"2026-07-27T17:34:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/"},"wordCount":146,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FIFA-President-Gianni-Infantino-hugging-the-Argentine-Football-Association-president-Claudio-Tapia.jpeg","articleSection":["Sports"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/","name":"Infantino Lauds Tapia After Argentina's 2026 Final Loss","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FIFA-President-Gianni-Infantino-hugging-the-Argentine-Football-Association-president-Claudio-Tapia.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-07-27T17:34:20+00:00","description":"Infantino commends Tapia for his leadership as Argentina faces a stunning loss in the 2026 Final, highlighting resilience and unity.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FIFA-President-Gianni-Infantino-hugging-the-Argentine-Football-Association-president-Claudio-Tapia.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FIFA-President-Gianni-Infantino-hugging-the-Argentine-Football-Association-president-Claudio-Tapia.jpeg","width":2048,"height":1366,"caption":"Infantino Lauds Tapia Following Argentina's Devastating 2026 Final Defeat"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/infantino-praises-tapia-amidst-argentinas-heartbreaking-2026-final-loss\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sports","item":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/category\/sports\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Infantino Praises Tapia Amidst Argentina&#8217;s Heartbreaking 2026 Final Loss"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/","name":"We Do Dis News","description":"Discover World Top News . Pop Culture","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization"},"alternateName":"wddn","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization","name":"We Do Dis News","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"We Do Dis News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za","https:\/\/x.com\/Man_Gale","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lufuno-mangale-b9b37790","https:\/\/wa.me\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/386686c7943af04d4a1b184818b03ed2","name":"Sello Mojaring","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cab75517be9fd7ca6d4805d2fe7fb4c97a8e420fa0f53f5c9c3d76789f5e43de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sello Mojaring"},"url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/author\/sello-mojaring\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FIFA-President-Gianni-Infantino-hugging-the-Argentine-Football-Association-president-Claudio-Tapia.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35270"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35273,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35270\/revisions\/35273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}