Your first link if for handballs on offense.
The second is behind a paywall so I'm not even gonna look at that one.
I'll just leave my own link explaining the rule for you:
What are the penalties and the consequences in the game when a football player during the action breaks the handball rule in soccer, explained.
en.as.com
& here's the pertinent part for defensive situations in case it doesn't show for some reason:
Handballs in defensive scenarios
We frequently see players fold their arms behind the back or in the sides of the body, in a so-called “natural position” when defending near an attacker’s cross or shot.
It is usually a handball if:
- The ball touches the arm, or the hand is extended in an unnatural position.
EXPLANATION: An
arm extended laterally or vertically can make the body unnaturally bigger, covering more space than necessary. Consequently, a handball in an “unnatural position” can be called, even if it is not done deliberately.
It is usually not a handball if:
- The ball makes contact with the arm/hand in a “natural position.”
- The ball accidentally makes contact with a defender’s hand/arm inside their penalty area from a deflection, a teammate’s clearance, or similar.
- The ball makes contact with a player’s supporting arm/hand. A player who falls to the ground or goes into a sliding tackle must protect himself using the arm’s support. Therefore it is usually not a handball if the ball hits the supporting arm/hand. On the contrary, it can lead to a handball situation if a player goes into a sliding tackle with his arm extended without using it as support.
Soccer players don't complain?
This can't be serious. They complain way more about everything than any hockey player or coach ever has.
They didn't complain much on this one because they realized that, while it was unfortunate, it was a legit penalty & would be a penalty every time for them if the roles were reversed.
I have way more of a problem with the first penalty they were given than this one. That one was debatable but this one wasn't IMO.
@The Moose said it perfectly. The only thing I'd add is that nowadays with VAR it's getting called every time.
& FTR I had no dog in this fight & am perfectly happy that Argentina won & they deserved to win IMO.