The Argentine National Team is on track to win the World Cup in Qatar. With ‘Leo’ Messi leading the team, those led by Lionel Scaloni seek to revalidate what was done in this last cycle, after winning the Copa América title against Brazil and the Finalissima at Wembley against Italy. There is much to achieve.
Recalling a little the Cup title, which was celebrated wildly by the Argentines after an extensive drought, A game to remember was the semifinal against Colombia. This match was 1-1, but the ‘Albicelestes’ left our team behind with shots from the penalty spot.
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The praises of Messi to Luis Díaz
through the Netflix series ‘Be eternal: champions of America’, Obviously, this quite difficult comparison was documented for the ‘Tricolor’ and also for the ‘Scaloneta’. Those led by Reinaldo Rueda, at that time, sought to access the final, but ultimately the Argentines removed the hierarchy and kept the position.
There the ’10’ of Argentina was surprised with the quality exhibited by Luis Díaz, the most important player in the attack for the ‘Cafeteros’ and who was one of the figures of said Copa América. Messi’s words say it all.
“It cost us a little more because they (Colombia) already pressed up, they didn’t let us out and it was difficult for us to have the ball (…)
They had an extraordinary player, very fast (Luis Díaz) on the outside who generated a lot of danger for us ”,
— Lionel Messi, Argentine player
Although Diaz’s quality will not knock on Qatar’s door, time could place him at the next World Cup party in 2026. The truth is that he is currently recovering from an injury and will return to Liverpool at the end of the orbital games.
Argentina’s debut
With regard to the selection led by Lionel Scaloni, The team will debut next Tuesday, November 22, starting at 11:00 a.m. (Colombia time) against Saudi Arabia.
Subsequently, the Argentines will face Mexico on November 26. To close the first phase, their third rival will be Poland (November 30).