Argentinian fans, favorites for “The Best” for “the best fans in the world”: “El Tula” to receive the award in Zurich

Argentinian fans live these days with the expectation of the favoritism of the Albiceleste fans in the shortlist that FIFA has named “the best fans in the world” for the awards “The best”which will be delivered this Monday in Zurich, Switzerland.

Argentine fans filled the streets of Buenos Aires and everywhere in the country during the World Cup, but above all they did so in Qatar, a country located 13,278 kilometers away. Thousands of fans traveled and took over each booth, which became another colorful attraction during the 28 days.

FIFA described the national nomination on its website as follows: “The journey from Argentina to Qatar is not exactly a short one, but Albiceleste fans have flocked to Doha since the start of the tournament. to support Lionel Messi in his last attempt to win the only trophy that had hitherto remained elusive”.

“The noise they made in the stands was constant, with drums and chants that made almost every match sound like Argentina a meeting at home for Messi and company,” FIFA explained.

Argentina will compete with Japan, who stood out stadium cleaning post-match, and against the Saudi Abdullah Al Salmiwhat happened 55 days of march across the Arabian Desert to see his team in action.

In the last few hours it has emerged from Zurich that if Argentina were to win the prize, the person in charge of receiving the mention will be none other than Carlos Pascual, better known as “El Tula”. This famous character from Rosario, identified with Peronism, dedicated his life to being present at sporting and political events. Mid 2022 he told Clarin that he was looking for a sponsor for his bass drum because I wanted to be present in Qatar.

Finally “El Tula” was able to reach the Middle East and experienced the consecration of Lionel Messi and company up close. It was his thirteenth World Cup since the first he had seen on sitein Germany 1974.

For his part, Rodrigo Calvo, one of the thousand who have decided leave everything to be together with the team led by Lionel Messi and company, he commented in dialogue with telam: “We must be rewarded immediately as the best fans in the world. The party that was held in Qatar was not seen from other countries, we arrived at the pitch singing from the promenade and from the metro. Anyone who saw it from outside is accounted for”.

“It was my first World Cup as a fan and it was the first time I was able to see Argentina in another country. In a World Cup there is a very broad and diversified cultural movement. You see different cultures.” , he described.

bald, fan of new chicagoHe commented that Qatar was “open” to make “everyone” feel comfortable.

“I didn’t expect we would be world champions, even though we had taken off again after the final. The hope was intact,” he recalled.

“Make them do it Messi, you say maria AND otamendi being champions was incredible. The same for the younger ones. We had elite players who deserved the title,” the fan concluded.

Furthermore, on Monday February 27, the winner will be known not only among the best fans, but also the best player -nominated Lionel Messi-, the best goalkeeper -nominated Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez-, for the best coach -nominated Lionel Scaloni-, among other prizes.

Messi, for another consecration

Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentine team that won the World Cup in Qatar 2022, was among the finalists of the FIFA The Best award for the best player in the world and will compete for this award with the French kylian mbappe AND Karim Benzema.

The 35-year-old star from Rosario, honored with the Best in Qatar 2022 award, is one of three finalists for the award, the winner of which will be announced on February 27 in Paris.

Messi, Mbappé’s teammate (World Cup scorer) in paris saint germainled Argentina to their third star in World Cup history, with a brilliant performance in which he gave away three assists and scored seven goals, including a brace in the final over France. In the tournament in Qatar he received the Ballon d’Or as the most valuable player, as in Brazil 2014, and became the only player to achieve it twice.

Mbappé finished as top scorer at the World Cup in Qatar with eight goalsall three in the final against Argentina, though his side ended up losing on penalties.

For his part, Benzema was unable to be with the French national team in Qatar due to injury, but he did an outstanding job at the helm of Real Madrid to win a new UEFA Champions League title in 2022. He was the top scorer in the tournament with 15 goals (he scored hat-tricks against PSG in the round of 16 and Chelsea in the quarter-finals) and also in La Liga with 27 goals.

The last winner of The Best award, that of 2021, was the Pole Robert Lewandowski.