Bonsecond’s spectacular free kick goal that gave Argentina qualification for the 2023 World Cup

Argentina will play the World Cup New Zealand-Australia 2023 Thanks to the victoria 3-1 that he achieved in an agonizing manner this Friday against Paraguay in the duel for third place in the Cup America which is celebrated in Colombia. In a complicated game for the national team, Florence Bonsecond he scored the key goal from a free kick to put the team ahead when there was little left for the closing.

Yamila Rodriguez had tied the game with a great run and in the 90th minute those led by Germán Portanova got a free kick on the edge of the penalty area Paraguay. When everyone thought that Estefanía Banini was going to be the performer, Bonsecond with a shot to the goalkeeper’s post and surprised the Paraguayan goalkeeper who had played towards the other goal.

With a precise shot, the midfielder who plays for Madrid CFF made it 2-1 in the 90th minute and turned the game around to give the Argentina the victory that ranks her World Cup 2023. Shortly after, Yamila Rodriguezthe great scorer for the Albiceleste team, sentenced the 3-1 with another run, similar to that of her first goal, and a great hand-to-hand definition.

“We have been through difficult situations, but this group got through a difficult game with a very tough rival and we are very happy because it is the first time that we have managed to qualify for a second World Cup in a row”, he declared. Bonsecond after the final whistle. “We showed what Argentina is, we came to seek qualification for the World Cup.”

It should be remembered that this same footballer was a hero in 2019 during the France World Cup on the Albiceleste’s epic comeback against Scotland: the team led by Carlos Borrello at the time lost 3-0 and the Cordoban appeared twice to make it 3-3.

Argentina played the World Cups in the United States 2003, China 2007 and France 2019, although it did not manage to pass the first phase in any of those editions. FIFA has organized this event since 1991 and Brazil is the only representative from the continent that managed to qualify for all versions, although it was never able to lift the title.

So far, in addition to hosts Australia and New Zealand, other 20 selections already got the ticket for the championship that will have 32 participants for the first time in history: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, South Korea, Costa Rica, Denmark, Spain, United States, Philippines, France, Jamaica, Japan, Nigeria, Morocco , South Africa, Sweden, Vietnam and Zambia. The Selection will now await the draw for the group stage to be held next Saturday, October 22 at the Aotea Center Conference Center in Auckland, New Zealand.

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