Emiliano Martínez made a record 11 saves in the World Cup final.

Martínez made World Cup history with the Argentina national team. In Argentina’s 1-0 loss against Spain in the World Cup final, the 11 saves by Martínez were the most saves ever by a goalkeeper in a final of a World Cup.

The Argentine made several key saves, one of which was a free kick in the last kick of regulation. Another was from close range in extra time.

Ángel Di María has posted a message, supporting the Argentina national team after their World Cup final loss.

Di María was part of the Argentina national team that won the 2022 World Cup and stepped aside from the team after winning the 2024 Copa America. The Argentine posted a message on his Instagram after Argentina’s loss in the World Cup final. Here is what he posted:

“A country is proud of you. A country was once more united thanks to the love and b**** that you put at this World Cup. They are history, they are legends and no one will be able to take that away from them. The best national team in the history of our country. Five consecutive finals, no one will be able to take that away from them. Thank you for everything. I love them so much.”

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke about his future with the team.

Lionel Scaloni held a press conference after Argentina’s 1-0 loss against Spain in the World Cup final. In the same press conference, Scaloni spoke about his future. Here is what he had to say:

“I thank the president for putting me in the place that everyone dreams about. We have tried to give everything. I think I need to give it some time to think about it. This place is wonderful. In my life, I never thought we would be in this place. To continue, a lot of things are needed. To reset, to rebuild a group, that’s hard.

“I will fulfill my contract and then see what I will do.”

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke after the team’s World Cup final loss.

Lionel Scaloni held a press conference after Argentina’s 1-0 loss against Spain in the World Cup final. Speaking to the media, here is what he had to say:

“We had injuries in key positions that we were not expecting. The wear and tear has been enormous, they gave their all.

“I’m proud of how they’ve competed. AT the moment they scored the goal against us, we thought we were going to go all the way to the end and have some chances.

“We have to give credit to the opponent.

“We had to make many changes due to several obstacles that arose before us.

“I only have words of gratitude for this group.

“Nico Tagliafico played a great game, he didn’t want to come out. I’m very proud of everyone, I have no complaints about any of them.

“It hurts our souls not to be able to lift the cup.

“This coach is satisfied with his players.

“I have to thank this group because they have been warriors.”

Scaloni also spoke about Lionel Messi:

“Leo is 39 years old, he’s an incredible thing. I was absolutely clear that he would play as long as he wanted. I hope that people are proud of him and the team. Messi is the best footballer to have ever stepped onto a pitch, in my opinion.”

The Argentina national team lost 1-0 against Spain in the World Cup final.

Lionel Scaloni’s team were unable to win consecutive World Cup’s, losing 1-0 against Spain in extra time. In a match that saw Spain have most of the possession, it was Lionel Scaloni who had to make the first substitution.

Lisandro Martínez was substituted out before half time due to injury with Nicolás Otamendi being substituted into the match. Scaloni would also substitute Leandro Paredes into the match for Nicolás González.

Nahuel Molina, Giuliano Simeone and Facundo Medina were substituted in for Gonzalo Montiel, Rodrigo De Paul and Cristian Romero. Enzo Fernández, who was on a yellow card, received another yellow card before extra time.

Emiliano Martínez made 11 saves for Argentina, including a free kick at the end of regulation and one from close range in extra time for Argentina. Scaloni would substitute Marcos Senesi for Julián Álvarez.

At the start of the second half of extra time, Ferran Torres would score to give Spain the 1-0 lead.

Argentina would nearly score with Marcos Senesi and Giuliano Simeone also scoring.

The final ended with Argentina not having one effort on goal.