The Argentina national team will wear the home kit with white shorts and white socks vs. the Netherlands at the World Cup.

Argentina will wear the sky blue and white shirt in the quarter finals but it will not be with black shorts and black socks. Instead, the team will wear white shorts with white socks as the referee will be wearing all black.

This is the first time that the team would be wearing the white colored shorts and socks at this World Cup, having previously worn black shorts and black socks when wearing the sky blue and white shirt.

Argentina will wear the sky blue and white shirt vs. Netherlands in the quarter finals. But for the first time at this World Cup, they will wear white shorts and white socks, not black shorts and black socks. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/Vm0IBQrHHY

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) December 6, 2022

Dani Alves of Brazil has spoken avbout Lionel Messi and on the possibility of an Argentina and Brazil semi final at the World Cup.

The Brazilian legend spoke to the media after Brazil’s Round of 16 win vs. South Korea. When asked about Lionel Messi, here is what he had to say:

“Messi right now is Argentina. Everything goes through him. Everything goes through his feet. I believe that he is in an incredible moment. Without a doubt, he is one of the players to take into account in this competition.”

Argentina will play the Netherlands in the quarter-finals while Brazil will play Croatia. Dani Alves was also asked about the possibility of an Argentina and Brazil semi final at the World Cup:

“We are not here to choose an opponent, whoever is selected, we are going to have th put everything we have into it to be able to fight for the objective. We cannot think of a semi final because we are in the quarter finals. Out of respect for Croatia and our opponent, we have to focus on this match. Croatia has a lot of quality players and deserves 110% of our attention.”

Ángel Di María and Papu Gómez did not train with the Argentina national team on Monday.

Argentina had a day of rest on Sunday, as coach gave them a day to spend with their families after the 2-0 win vs. Australia. The team was back training on Monday and were without Di María and Papu Gómez as they were doing kinesiology.

Di María did not play vs. Australia as he has a muscle overload. He was replaced by Papu Gómez in the starting eleven and he injured his ankle in the match.

Carlo Ancelotti has commented on the Argentina national team, Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez and Enzo Fernández.

The legendary and multi time league and Champions League winning coach has commented on Lionel Scaloni’s team. Ancelotti posted the following on his Instagram:

“With the Round of 16 matches the World Cup now enters a decisive stage, perhaps the most exciting one. At the moment we have the Netherlands and Argentina in the quarter-finals. The Argentinians are back after their setback against Saudi Arabia and Messi is playing at his highest level. The youngsters Álvarez and Fernández are also giving energy and enthusiasm to the team.”

Carlo Ancelotti on Instagram: “Messi is playing at his highest level. The youngsters Álvarez and Fernández are also giving energy and enthusiasm to the team.” pic.twitter.com/axvPwcID16

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) December 5, 2022

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has commented on the Argentina team, the match vs. Australia, the quarter final match vs. the Netherlands and coach Louis Van Gaal.

Lionel Scaloni spoke to the media after Argentina’s 2-1 win vs. Australia. Having already commented to the two injuries to the team, Scaloni also spoke about the Round of 16 match. Here is what he had to say:

“We are satisfied. Today’s match was very difficult. They pressured a lot, physically, they were more than the whole of us. It cost us the first half and Leo opened the scoring. After that, we improved, especially in the second half. We corrected some things at half time and the team did not deserve to suffer in the last minutes because we had chances to extend the score. In general, I think we played a typical World Cup match and with everything that comes with it.

“If the match would have ended 2-0, it would not have been bad but football has these things. In the end, you end up paying for it. They understand what football is: That you have to go through moments. There are moments in which you dominate the match, moments in which you have to go to war, to press, to run, that you have to give every last drop of sweat. There are moments in which you have to defend.”

Scaloni also spoke about his players:

“These players were born to play these kinds of matches. They are capable of it. I told them to play football, to do what they know. At times, the rush of it, the anxiety makes you play differently and the idea is that, although things like losing to Saudi Arabia or having Australia complicate things can happen, we don’t have to stop believe in our football. We have to believe in them.”

“I believe that in all aspects of the game, the team understands what they have to do. After that, you can concede a goal, lose as we did vs. Saudi Arabia but they understand how each game can be played and that is the most important thing that the team transmits.

“It’s exciting to be here, it seems as if we are playing in Argentina. They are memories that everyone has to take back with them, it’s unforgettable to see these guys play like this, to have Leo play like this. They are unique moments.”

When asked about coaching against Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal:

“It’s a sense of pride. I was at Deportivo La Coruña as a player when he was coaching Barcelona and he was already an eminence. It’s a source of pride to face him, everyone knows what he has done for football. Many have tried to copy what he did. These are the pleasures that football gives you in addition to be able to coach at a World Cup.”