The countdown has begun. The Argentina national team last details for the quarter-final match that will be played this Friday against the Netherlands. The coach’s traditional press conference is on the agenda Lionel Scaloni, accompanied by Alexis Mac Allister, and then the last training session to define the starting eleven. All the details of the team, minute by minute clarion.
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Scaloni speaks and defines the team that will play against the Netherlands
The Argentine coach, Lionel Scaloni. Photo: Fernando de la Orden / special envoy
Ahead of the match for the quarterfinals in the Netherlands, the Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni will hold a press conference, in which the central axis will be the physical state of Ángel Di María and Rodrigo De Paul. Then the last training session will take place in which the 11 starters will be defined.
The day of the Argentine national team will start at 10:15 at the Doha Media Center with the presence of Alexis Mac Allister and Scaloni and will end at 13:00 with the last training session.
First of all, the midfielder who won the title in the last three games and is set to play tomorrow against the Netherlands for the quarter-finals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup will speak.
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The long undefeated at the World Cup in Holland that Argentina tries to complete
The Dutch national teamwho this Friday will face Argentina in the quarter-finals of the Qatar World Cup 2022accumulates 11 games without losing in the World Cup, with a record of eight wins and three draws.
Their unbeaten streak began in Brazil 2014: they got one win in their three group stage matches (Chile, Spain and Australia), then beat Mexico in the round of 16, eliminated Costa Rica on penalties after a 0-0 draw and, in semifinal, , fallen from 12 steps against Argentina, after a goalless draw.
The unbeaten record continued in this edition, as the Netherlands did not qualify for Russia 2018. In the group stage they won two group stage matches (Senegal and Qatar) and drew the remaining one against Ecuador, while in the round of 16 they won 3 -1 against the United States.
Julián Álvarez recounted what Pep Guardiola told him about the Argentina national team
Giuliano Alvarez He spoke to the FIFA channel this Wednesday and I revealed what Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola told him about the Argentina national team before the match Qatar World Cup 2022.
“The Portuguese, Rodri, Pep, were talking about the fact that the World Cup was near, that it was atypical for the time of year, and who the candidates were, like Portugal, other European teams, Brazil… I had just arrived and he didn’t even speak. Therefore Guardiola pointed to me and told me Argentina had a good team“, revealed.
Furthermore, he referred to this Friday’s match against the Netherlands: “They have great players. But we have enough weapons to be able to play a great game and pass the stage. The illusion is always there, we want to get everything but we will go step by step”.
“Kun” Agüero’s predictions for the quarterfinals
As he had in the previous rounds, Sergio “Kun” Agüero made a series of predictions for the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar. On Argentina’s match against the Netherlands, he anticipated that it will be “very difficult” and clarified that “whatever happens, we have to keep encouraging”.
“It will be a very good match and I hope we will all be happy,” he said on his Twicht channel, at the end of a stream with his former national team-mates, including Lionel Messi.
On the other hand, he launched a curious description of Brazil and said that the duel with Croatia “will be easy”. They are launching jogo bonito, passion fruit (sic), caravans, carioca carnival, everything. They are playing ten,” he said.
Furthermore, he said that “Portugal are playing well and Morocco have defended very well” and that “France can hurt England very badly” because Gareth Southgate’s team “play very open”.
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Messi’s match against the Netherlands in Brazil 2014
“Messi is a player who can decide a match in one individual action. In the semi-final we played against Argentina in 2014, he didn’t touch a ball and we lost on penalties,” said Louis Van Gaal, Holland coach , in the preview of the Qatar 2022 quarter-final match against Argentina, where he will face the Argentine captain again.
However, a summary circulating on the networks about Messi’s performance that night at the San Pablo, against a team from what is still called the Netherlands, seems to prove otherwise.
“Alexis managed to make his dream come true”
His brother Francesco said he is also healing “a thorn” from his father – AP Photo
Francis Mac Allister, a Rosario Central player and brother of Alexis, the Argentine national number 20, spoke to Radio de la Ciudad and claimed that within the family unit they have always seen “so much potential” in the current Brighton midfielder.
“We’ve always seen a lot of potential in Alexis, especially the intelligence to play football.”
He added that “what’s happening to Alexis is very emotional, it’s every boy’s dream to be able to wear the national team shirt and Alexis has managed to make his dream come true, even scoring a goal.”
Finally, he recalled that his father, a former Boca and Argentinos Juniors, among others, “was excluded from the ’94 World Cup”, therefore “that today his son is making that dream come true he must cure that little thorn”.
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The Dutch national team manager has a long history in European football and few good memories with South American players. Read more.
Kid Valderrama risked his candidates, expressed his love for Argentine football and Lionel Messi: ‘He deserves to be champion’
The Kid Valderrama doesn’t give up on his look, even if his gray hair gives him a different touch. At 61 he plays the “Integration Game” that is repeated in every World Cup. He starts with Ricardo Giusti, Mauricio Serna and Jorge Burruchaga, plus Mauro Silva in the background. A lust. In between they seem to have always played together, a touch apart. “I enjoy it, I enjoy it -says Carlos Alberto Valderrama- and I get even a little angry”. He doesn’t like his team to lose the ball. El Pibe plays both times, to then venture his predictions on the quarterfinals. Read more.
The curious ping-pong that the Dutch team enjoys
The Spaniard Mateu Lahoz will lead Argentina-Netherlands for the quarterfinals
FIFA has designated the Spaniard for the decisive match of the quarter-finals – Photo Reuter
The Spanish referee Mateu Lahoz, chosen by Fifa, will officiate next Friday’s match between Argentina and the Netherlands, for the quarter-finals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Lahoz will have his compatriots Pau Cebrián and Roberto Díaz as assistant judges, while South African Victor Gomes will be the fourth official and American Kyle Atkins will be the reserve judge.
The VAR will be led by the Spaniard Alejandro Hernández and the AVAR will be led by the Canadian Drew Fischer.
The VAR in offside will be in charge of the Italian Alessandro Giallantini and the support of the VAR will be the Chilean Julio Bascuñán.
Lisandro Martínez and the countdown to the quarterfinals
Football Argentina strikes from close on against Australia, and international defender Lisandro Martínez is no exception.
On his Twitter account, the Manchester United footballer posted two photos of training and wrote: “Two days … Let’s go”.
Next Friday the Argentines and the Dutch will meet in Lusail for a place in the semifinals.
“You’re great, huh…” Messi hit Kun Agüero.
In one of the funniest moments of the conversation between Kun and his former national team team-mates, the Argentine captain surprised everyone and joked about the now ex-footballer’s physique.
He said he spotted him in the stands from the pitch and that he looked “great”, which caused laughter from everyone except Messi, who held back and, pure mischief, asked him “if he was making knits”.
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More than twenty years later, in front of a camera (not in front of a firing squad) Donkey Ariel Ortega will remember that afternoon when his expulsion was crucial for the Argentina national team which was eliminated at the 1998 World Cup by the Netherlands. Read more.
Source: Clarin
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