Esta secuencia es tremenda.
Minuto 92 y se escucha “ARGENTINA, ARGENTINA”, luego el “UUUH” del palo de Alexis y el rugido en el gol de Lautaro es brutal.
Cómo saltan del banco los jugadores para festejar, cine. 🇦🇷🚬
With Spain reaching the finals, perhaps there is a possibility of the “Finalissima” that got cancelled actually happening at the World Cup final. Maybe it was cancelled for a reason but depends on if Argentina are able to do it.
#FIFAWORLDCUP2026#ARGvsSPA#Finals
Tony Kroos🎙️: "I don't understand why people always look for excuses after a result like this. Football is decided over 90 minutes, not by a single moment. Egypt played an excellent first half, but after going 2 to 0 up, they lost control of the match and Argentina took advantage. That's what elite teams do.
People keep talking about the referee and VAR, but if you watch the match objectively, Argentina's comeback was built on their intensity, quality, and mentality. They believed until the final whistle, while Egypt couldn't maintain the same level they showed at the start.
You can't throw away a two goal lead against one of the best teams in the world and then reduce everything to one decision. Football is far more complex than that.
There will always be debates about refereeing, and that's normal. But saying the match was 'stolen' or that the tournament is being handed to Argentina is unfair to every player on the pitch. Players decide matches with their performances, not with conspiracy theories.
The hardest thing after a defeat is accepting that the opponent was better in the decisive moments. Argentina deserves credit for the way they responded under pressure, and Egypt should be proud of its performance while also learning from the mistakes that proved costly. That's football."
@NealGardner_ At this age, most would have been starting from the bench, and the youngsters in the team would be the main players doing all the hard work, and here he is bailing out Argentina game after game. You will absolutely never see anything like it.
🚨🎙️ Julián Álvarez on how Argentina treats Lionel Messi:
“People think we take care of Messi because of everything he's won.
That's not the reason.
We take care of him because he has spent his entire career taking care of Argentina.
When you share a dressing room with him, you quickly understand that he never asks to be treated differently. In fact, he's usually the first one to joke around, the first one to congratulate a teammate, and the last person to make anything about himself.
That's exactly why everyone naturally wants to protect him.
If Messi loses the ball, the first thought isn't, 'Why did he lose it?'
It's, 'Let's win it back for Leo.'
That's the mentality of this team.
We know that one touch, one pass, or one moment from him can change everything. So if we have to run an extra five or ten metres to give him that chance, we'll do it every single time.
For us, Messi isn't just the captain.
He's the heartbeat of Argentina.
Wearing the same shirt as the greatest player in history isn't pressure.
It's a privilege that we'll be telling our children about for the rest of our lives.”
@LFC_Tandy@ZaddyMads_ Exactly Messi and Argentina got so much money that they were able to buy the governing body and the whole sport itself. Wonder what’s stopping other players or countries to do the same if it’s so easy to do. Some are even richer 🤷🏻♂️
2 - The last two players to score, complete 5+ dribbles, and create 5+ open play chances in a @FIFAWorldCup match:
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi v Egypt (2026)
🇦🇷 Diego Maradona v Belgium (1986)
Catalysts.