The Argentina blue fireworks after the FIFA final have people online convinced that the match was supposed to be rigged

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What we can confirm

Multiple fact-checks and news reports confirm that while some social media users circulated and reacted to a video showing allegedly blue fireworks after the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, the fireworks were not actually blue and the rigging allegation is unfounded. The viral clip was digitally altered or color-saturated, making neutral white/gray fireworks appear sky blue, and was used to push conspiracy claims that FIFA had prepared an Argentina-themed celebration and therefore intended Argentina to win. Broad coverage documents that these conspiracy theories did indeed gain traction online, but also that they have no evidentiary basis: original broadcast footage and independent recordings show neutral-colored fireworks, and fact-checkers and reputable outlets have explicitly debunked the idea that the fireworks prove the match was supposed to be rigged.

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Checked July 24, 2026