Rodrigo De Paul spoke about his injury at the World Cup.

De Paul started the World Cup and played in every match but there was a doubt regarding his fitness. There were rumors about him being a doubt for matches due to an injury and De Paul spoke about it all.

He commented on the current status of the Argentina national team and where they stand in history, and also spoke about his injury. Here is what he had to say about it:

“The most difficult thing was the uncertainty of not knowing if I would miss the World Cup. If it was a match, if I risked not being able to play in the remaining matches if we went through. The uncertainty is very difficult to handle at those moments and even more so because you don’t have time for anything. It’s 48 hours where you are either in our out. And if you’re out, a team mate has to play. Every hour was important for what was happening.

“I was in pain but I wanted to be there. I always said that I was feeling good but the coach came, threw the GPS at me and said “Now accelerate”. And that’s when you see the truth because of what the data says, to see if you accelerate the way you have to accelerate.”

On what the medical told him:

“It was good. He told me “I have to tell you the truth, many people in your place wouldn’t have even tried because it’s difficult. I know you’re going to try but there is an 80% chance that you break down and that you miss the rest of the World Cup. For me, you have to rest and in five or six days, the injury will have changed a lot.”

“And I didn’t know if there was another game, if in four years they were going to call me up again to play in a World Cup. Maybe it was my last game in a World Cup?”

On his chat with Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni before the match against the Netherlands and what Scaloni asked him:

“The only thing I ask is that if you ask me, I will tell you the truth. Because if the doctors interfered at that moment, they had to him the truth, which is a bit harsh. And Scaloni told me to stay calm, that he was going to ask me and I was going to decide.”

In the last training session:

“When I tried, I had this fear of breaking. I ran the first one, the second one with a bit of fear and after that I decided to think that whatever was going to happen was going to happen. I didn’t break and after training, I went to talk to the coach. He asked me and I told him I was fine and he said I was going to play.

“I knew that I couldn’t asked to be substituted 10 minutes in because if that happened, I would be failing a ton of people, but more than anyone, Scaloni. He backed me and put his chest out for me in a ton of situations. But luckily everything came out very well.”

Rodrigo De Paul spoke about the current Argentina national team and their place in history.

De Paul has been part of the Argentina national team since 2018 and has won every trophy there is to win. He played the assist to Angel Di Maria in the Copa America final, he lifted the Finalissima and played in every match at the World Cup.

Still only 28 years old, De Paul spoke in an interview with TyC Sports about the current status of the Argentina national team. Here is what he had to say when talking about coach Lionel Scaloni:

“He did everything from the ground up, it’s a set of things that he generated in the team. He taught 19 players how to wear the shirt of the Argentina national team, with the help of the captain and the experienced guys.

“But the most important thing he got was the camaraderie, we are very close friends inside the camp and on the pitch. And a very good bond was created, which is not easy when there are so many players. But it was always very clear that the important thing is the national team and we all understood what our piece in the puzzle was. I think we ended up making, if you’ll forgive me, the best national team our country has ever had.

“I’m not saying that out of ego, far from it. I think the national team had better players than the ones that make up this one, but as a team, we beat all the current champions. The last American champion (Brazil), the last European champion (Italy) and the last World champion (France).

“It wasn’t easy, we did the qualifiers without losing, we won in Bolivia after 15 years, we won in Peru after I don’t know how much time, we broke the record of undefeated matches. As a team, this national team achieved something extremely important and also the connection to the public… The people saw that we were fans who had the chance to defend the jersey.

“I don’t want anyone to get angry with me because Argentina has an extremely important and rich history.

“Being world champion is the key to eternity, because we are going to be eternal. You go into the AFA premises and you see photos of the champions of ’78 and ’86 and you stare at them. And now, we are going to be there. It’s incredible.”

Lionel Messi won the Best FIFA Player award and he was thankful for his team mates and his family.

Messi continues to win individual awards and on Monday, he once more won the Best FIFA Player award. With his wife Antonela in attendance and his kids watching at home, Messi lifted the Best FIFA award and as soon as he began to talk, there was a loud cheer from those in attendance. Here is what Messi had to say:

“They make me more nervous than I am. It’s a pleasure to be back here, among the top three. Mbappé and Benzema had a great year. I want to thank my teammates. Today, we are here with Scaloni and Dibu Martínez, on their behalf.

“This is a recognition to the group for everything we did, without it we wouldn’t be here. This year was crazy for me, I was able to achieve my dream after fighting so hard, searching for it and insisting.

“In the end it came (winning the World Cup) and it is the most beautiful thing that happened to me in my career. It is a dream for any player and very few can achieve it. Thanks to God, I was able to get it.

“Finally, I want to thank my family and the people of Argentina for having lived such a beautiful moment that will remain in my memory for the rest of my life. A big kiss to my sons, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, who are watching and I love them. Go to sleep now.”

Fans of the Argentina national team won the Best FIFA Fans award.

The Argentina national team had a clean sweep and made it four trophies out of a possible four at the Best FIFA awards. Lionel Messi won the trophy of Best FIFA Player, Lionel Scaloni won the Best FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year award and Emiliano Dibu Martínez won the Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year award.

And fans of the Argentina national team were also named as the best fans of the year. Fans travelled from all across the globe to Qatar, supporting the national team as they won the 2022 World Cup.

It was Carlos Tula Pascual, a well known fan in Argentina, better known as El Tula, who went on stage to get the award. He has been to 13 FIFA World Cup’s, the first one dating back to 1974 in Germany.

Congratulations to the best fans in the world!

Lionel Messi has won The Best FIFA Men’s Player award.

Messi wins the award for the second time in his career following a memorable year. With his club PSG, Messi won Ligue 1 as well as the Trophée des Champions.

The Argentine’s crowning moment of the year came in December. With the Argentina national team, the best player in the world won the Finalissima but the big prize came at the World Cup.

Scoring seven goals, Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup with Argentina as he also won the Golden Ball, the award given to the World Cup’s best player.

Congratulations to Lionel Messi!