{"id":2046,"date":"2026-05-07T17:08:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:08:42","slug":"prestianni-faces-world-cup-setback-after-fifa-ban-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/prestianni-faces-world-cup-setback-after-fifa-ban-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Prestianni faces World Cup setback after FIFA ban extension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-7.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-7-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA has confirmed the extension of Gianluca Prestianni&#8217;s suspension, a decision that could seriously affect the youngster&#8217;s chances of featuring at the next World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Benfica forward was initially sanctioned by UEFA following an incident during the Champions League last-16 tie against Real Madrid in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UEFA imposed a six-match ban after determining that Prestianni had engaged in discriminatory behaviour towards Vinicius Junior during the first leg. The Madrid winger reported to the referee that he had been subjected to a racist insult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA has now approved UEFA&#8217;s request to extend the punishment globally under Article 70 of its disciplinary code, ensuring the suspension applies across all competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prestianni has already served one match of the sanction during the return leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. However, with three matches suspended unless there is a repeat offence, the Argentine still faces a significant absence that could carry over into international football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If selected by the Argentina national team, the 20-year-old is expected to miss at least the opening matches of the World Cup, casting serious doubt over his role in Lionel Scaloni&#8217;s plans moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA has confirmed the extension of Gianluca Prestianni [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2046"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2048,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046\/revisions\/2048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}