«Deux pays africains» : accusé de propos racistes pendant le match entre la France et le Sénégal, le commentateur argentin dénonce une manipulation
Accused of making racist remarks on Tuesday evening during the match between France and Senegal at the 2026 World Cup (3-1), an Argentinian commentator denounced a "deliberate alteration of the original content".
He firmly denied the allegations. Through a video posted on social media, an Argentinian commentator was accused of making racist remarks live on television on Tuesday evening during the match between France and Senegal at the 2026 World Cup (3-1).
After a long day of work relating to France-Senegal and Argentina-Argelia, I encountered a situation that bothered me.
In the last hours I started to circulate a digitally manipulated audio/video and I had to decide that it never happened. No worries...
— Nicolás Haase (@haasenico)
In this widely shared clip, the journalist gives a brief summary of the match with a highly inappropriate comment at halftime, when the two teams were tied 0-0 at MetLife Stadium in New York. "First half over. 0 for France, 0 for Senegal. For now, it's a draw between the two African countries," he can be heard saying as the players head back to the locker room. But the Argentinian commentator has denied making such remarks, denouncing manipulation. "After a great day of work commentating on France-Senegal and Argentina-Algeria, I find myself facing a situation that saddens me. In the last few hours, a digitally manipulated audio/video has started circulating, in which I am made to say something I never said. This isn't a quote taken out of context, but a deliberate alteration of the original content," Nicolas Haase lamented on his X account. And the original clip confirms his claims.
Tengo esa cadena que transmitted, revised the repetition and for its disappointment, the video is a partial montage. If you say the name of 'Senegral' (which means that there is no intentional error), but the name of "African countries" is generado. pic.twitter.com/d6ovFurUKC
— Franco TD (@ELFrancoRap17)
“Those who know me know that I have always behaved respectfully, both at work and outside of work. I am absolutely against racism, discrimination, and any form of aggression or verbal abuse,” he added. This statement is reminiscent of the proliferation and dangers of deepfakes, videos and audio recordings manipulated using AI. This ill-advised outburst will therefore not add to the numerous controversies emanating from Argentina in recent years. Since the 2022 World Cup, won by Argentina against France, French players have regularly been the target of racist comments, remarks, and chants.
After their Copa America victory in 2024, several Argentinian players notably sang a chant with racist lyrics, much to the surprise of their fans during the World Cup in Qatar. Last December, former Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero also laughed at a questionable joke by streamer Facundo Iriondo, who had referred to Senegal as France's "reserve" team following the group stage draw for the 23rd edition of the tournament.
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