Yeah, that "unfortunate reality" is also usually called "corruption".

The red card not given to Messi vs Argelia, that yellow card forgiven to Enzo, Messi telling "whistle" to the reff so he can shoot before Cape Verde was even ready and go away with it, the wait for Tagliafico so he can go in an score the 3rd goal when he should be left out for 1 minut, as the rules say, the 9 penalty shots to Argentina in 2 WC, setting a record.

There are too many weird things happening around Argentina just to be "unfortunate reality".