In the aftermath of the victory against Croatia which sealed the ticket for a new World Cup final, the players of the Argentina national team treat themselves to a “sports day” and spend time with their families before closely following the match between France and Morocco to get to know the rival on Sunday. Everything you need to know about the Albiceleste team, in minute-by-minute coverage of Clarin:
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Enzo Fernández, with a large international presence, was chosen as the best midfielder in Portugal in October and November
Enzo Fernández celebrates with the Albiceleste shirt. Photo: Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy
Benfica player Enzo Fernández, who will play in the World Cup final with the Argentine team on Sunday, was chosen this Wednesday as the best midfielder in the Portuguese league for the months of October and November.
Enzo, 21, obtained 19.05% of the vote and preceded Portuguese-Canadian Stephen Eustáquio (15.87%) and Portuguese-Brazilian Otávio (12.7%), both Porto players.
According to the Portuguese League, Enzo Fernández was “a key player” in the Lisbon side’s five wins and one draw in the league over the two months. The Argentinian had already been regarded as the best midfielder in the competition in August, his first month in Portugal.
The chosen one has a day off after moving to the semifinals
In the aftermath of the sensational 3-0 victory over Croatia which ratified the ticket for a new World Cup final, Albiceleste has a “sporting day off” and the players will share time with their families.
Like the day after the victory over the Netherlands, those led by Lionel Scaloni will not go to the training camp at the University of Qatar and work will only begin with their eyes fixed on the final this Thursday.
Goals, matches and other records of Lionel Messi at the World Cup
After Argentina national team eliminate Croatia from the semi-finals of Qatar World Cup 2022, Lionel Messi achieved two new records: he played his 25th match in the top competition and equaled the record of German Lothar Matthaus, while with his goal he reached 11 goals and is the Argentina’s only top scorer at the World Cupabove Batistuta.
Furthermore, he is the player with the most G+A (goals plus assists) at the World Cup, with 11 goals and nine assists. Also, he is the only player who record at least one assist in five World Cups.
Meanwhile, it is the footballer who most times he received the Man of the Match awardawarded since 2002. He has obtained it nine times.
He is also the player who has played the most matches at the World Cup as captain, with 19. He follows him Raffaele Marquezwith 18, e Diego Maradonawith 16.
The emotion of Julián Álvarez’s grandmother
“The happiness I have is not from now, it is from all the games I’ve seen”, the grandmother of Giuliano AlvarezTita, who lives the path of Argentina national team in the Qatar World Cup 2022 from Calchín, the city of Cordoba where the Spider grew up.
And she added: “I’m happy and happy because a dream has come true. I’m also excited. Everyone appreciates it, everyone loves them and I’m grateful for that”.
In addition, he said that he exchanges several messages with his nephew and that he will talk more in depth “when everything calms down”. However, she clarified: “she always answers me”:
Macri’s support for the Argentina national team
“Guys, now we’re excited again”: the hit that surpasses artists like Bizarrap and Quevedo
Without a doubt, it is the anthem after the anthem at the World Cup. Qatar 2022. It seems to be the only court song we know: Guys, now we’re excited again it has generated a monothematic revolution in everyone’s throat. In less than a month, the revisited theme of La Mosca has a YouTube video with more than 5 million views. It also entered the No. 1 position directly. 4 of the Spotify Argentina TOP 50.
Adding the videos people are submitting, La Mosca has surpassed more than 1,000 million views, surpassing artists like Bizarrap and Quevedo, among others.
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The heartfelt words of a journalist who moved Lionel Messi: “You have crossed each of the Argentines”
After wowing everyone with her brilliant performance in Qatar 2022 Semi Final against Croatia and to express their joy on the Lusail pitch at having won the right to play in a new World Cup final, Lionel Messi had time to be moved. She did it before the heartfelt words that Sofía Martínez dedicated to him in the mixed area.
“You have crossed each of the Argentines”, praised the journalist, leaving aside the sports results and focusing her message on the daily life of the fans.
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Thus lived Calchín, the town of Julián Álvarez, on the night of the consecration of Argentina on the 9th
The Argentina national team beat Croatia 3-0 in the semi-final of the Qatar World Cup 2022 and obtained a ticket for the final, which will be played this Sunday from 12 at the Lusail stadium against the winner of the duel between France and Morocco.
In CalchinAlso celebrated is , a town of just over 3,000 inhabitants located 120 kilometers from the capital Córdoba. But in a special way.
Because Julián Álvarez was born there on January 31, 2000. La Araña is the standard bearer of this peaceful and proud city, which has him as a sort of spiritual guide. The striker’s goals and victories are celebrated as their own by the Calchinenses.
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The Italian commentator who surrendered to Lionel Messi: “Redesign the limits of his destiny”
The third goal of the Albiceleste against Croatia in the semi-final of Qatar 2022 World Cup it caused cheers, hugs and standing applause. In Argentina and the rest of the world, where international journalists were amazed by Lionel Messi’s move, in which he dribbled past at least three opposing players to give Julián Álvarez a goal pass and seal the passage for the final.
This is what happened to Daniele Adani, RAI commentator in Italy, who didn’t hide his emotion when he saw the Argentine number 10 and in the middle of the broadcast he gave an exciting description of his performance in the match.
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The Argentine celebrates in the locker room after qualifying for the final
Party in the Argentine locker room after the victory against Croatia photo @leomessi Argentina Qatar 2022.
Even underground: the celebrations for the Argentine triumph in Subway
Celebrations were seen at the Obelisk and in all cities of the country. And also underground: this is how the fans who went to the center of Buenos Aires celebrated, after the triumph of the national team which allowed them access to the World Cup final.
Messi, the dream final and the difficult ending to accept: “I want to enjoy my last match in a World Cup”
Lionel Messi, after a great game that gave him the pass to another final in a World Cup, as he said, perhaps the last. Photo Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua
On the 10th they broke against Croatia in the semifinals and in the mixed zone they set a farewell climate for Sunday’s match against France or Morocco.
It can not be. It’s unreal. Derisive. Or if? Step? To send? Did Lionel Messi really do what he did? Nobody believes it. And as thousands in the mighty Lusail Stadium clutch their heads and rub their tear-soaked eyes, the awareness of what they have just seen arises. If it’s real. The best player in the world has given us another anthological game that will go down in World Cup history. The 35-year-old crack took the promise of the 20-year-old Croatian defender for a walk and served the third to Julián Alvarez, Qatar’s other figure of the night, to seal a 3-0 win against Croatia and secure a ticket to Sunday’s final. who will face off against Kylian Mbappé’s France or surprising Morocco.
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Source: Clarin
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