Emiliano Martínez had a half time speech during the semi final of the World Cup.

Martínez gave a speech in the tunnel as the players were about to go out for the second half of the match. With Argentina leading 2-0, Martínez said the following:

“The goal is at zero, guys. They are going to have to kill me to score a goal. We don’t give anything away, we don’t give anything.”

Argentina would go on to score one more goal, an assist of the tournament by Lionel Messi with Julián Álvarez scoring.

Luis Suarez, Rivaldo, Wayne Rooney and the world reacted to Argentina making the World Cup final.

Argentina have qualified for the World Cup final and several players, both from football and outside of football, have reacted. Suarez, who is a good friend of Lionel Messi’s, posted on Instagram, congratulating Messi. Here is what he had to say:

“You don’t get tired of showing that you are the best in the world. That everyone stands up to applaud what this boy (Messi) gives to football. Impressive my friend.”

Luis Suárez on Instagram: “You don’t get tired of showing that you are the best in the world. That everyone stands up to applaud what this boy (Messi) gives to football. Impressive my friend.” pic.twitter.com/u1sepvtGQC

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) December 13, 2022

Rivaldo of Brazil wants Argentina and Lionel Messi to win the World Cup:

Rivaldo of Brazil wants Argentina and Lionel Messi to win the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/C6S15j24Z7

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) December 14, 2022

Fellow Argentine Juan Martín del Potro of tennis replied to Emiliano Martinez:

Haceme upa por favor 🇦🇷🙏

— Juan M. del Potro (@delpotrojuan) December 13, 2022

Wayne Rooney of England called Lionel Messi the best.

Nothing has changed. 🤷🏻‍♂️🐐 https://t.co/j5GjcKto13

— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) December 14, 2022

Jamie Carragher has also supported Lionel Messi:

#Messi𓃵 the best there has ever been!

— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) December 13, 2022

Novak Djokovic has also shown his support to Argentina and Lionel Messi:

Novak Djokovic has congratulated Argentina and Lionel Messi on Instagram. pic.twitter.com/G8O4OYV5FZ

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) December 14, 2022

Lionel Messi has stated that Emiliano Martínez and Gerónimo Rulli helped him with his penalty kick vs. Croatia in the semi final of the World Cup.

Messi scored for Argentina in their 3-0 win vs. Croatia and it was a penalty kick. Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic had previously saved penalty kicks against Brazil and was high on confidence. Messi spoke with TyC Sports regarding his penalty kick. Here is what he had to say:

“I was taking penalty kicks yesterday and just as they study us, we study them too. I spoke with Rulli and Martínez and that he was a goalkeeper who waited a lot.

“The truth is that the goalkeeper came with a lot of confidence in the penalty kicks and us, with Rulli, he told us that sometimes he slows down and goes to one side and that he stands still and blocks the low shots very well. And to be precise somewhere high.”

The Argentina national team have a day to rest after qualifying for the World Cup final.

Lionel Scaloni will not have his players training on Wednesday after their 3-0 win vs. Croatia in the semi finals. The team will train on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Scaloni will have Ángel Di María, Marcos Acuna and Gonzalo Montiel all rested. Ángel Di María was brought on as a substitute in the quarter final match vs. Netherlands but did not play in the semi final as he is still recovering.

Marcos Acuña and Gonzalo Montiel were both suspended for the semi final match and will be able to play in the World Cup final on Sunday.

Lionel Messi has stated that the World Cup final on Sunday is his last match at a World Cup.

Messi will play his final match at a World Cup in a final. He scored for Argentina in the 3-0 win vs. Croatia in the semi finals and spoke to Ole Clarin after the match. Here is what he had to say:

A lot of happiness to be able to achieve this. Finishing my journey at World Cups playing my last match in a final. Everything I have experienced in this World Cup is something very exciting, what the people have experienced, how people in Argentina are enjoying it.

When asked if this would be his last match at a World Cup:

“Surely it is. There’s a lot of years ahead for the next one and I don’t think I’ll make it. And to finish it this way is the is the best.”

He also spoke at a press conference after the win. Here is what he had to say:

“I feel good. It was not easy, we arrived tired but the group gained strength again and we played a very serious match. We knew that they were going to have a lot of the ball because they have very good players in midfield but we were well prepared for the match.

“This group is very smart, they know how to read the moments of every match. Scaloni said it: They know how to suffer when they have to suffer and to have the ball when they have to have it.

“We have a very good coaching staff who leave nothing to chance. The reading they do of every match, afterwards it happens.”