Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile have announced their candidacy to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
The four nations put their name in the hat to host the World Cup in eight years time. It would be exactly 100 years since the first World Cup which was also hosted in Uruguay.
A conference was held in Montevideo, Uruguay on Tuesday where executives of all four countries were present for the announcement.
David Trezeguet spoke about the Argentina national team being one of the favorites to win the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Trezeguet won the 1998 World Cup with France while also having been eligible to represent Argentina. The now retired Juventus legend was born in France to an Argentine father who played football himself.
He grew up in Argentina but played for France and won the World Cup and the Euro’s, scoring the goal which won France the 2000 Euro’s. Speaking in an interview with BolaVIP, the football great commented on the current Argentina national team. Here is what he had to say:
“Argentina is a favorite nation to win the World Cup. Confidence also plays a part. Having won the Copa America has made an extra contribution to an already decisive team. But at the same time, it’s a team that has grown in self-esteem after winning the title.
“Beyond the individuals, and more than what it can represent in Argentina in general. (Lionel) Scaloni, together with his coaching staff, has found the right key for these players to be able to get the most out of them. And today Argentina is a serious candidate to win this next World Cup.”
If he will be representing France or Argentina at the World Cup:
“It is obvious that France is the No. 1 candidate to win the next World Cup. It is a nation that has been working hard for a long time. Since 2016 where they lost a Euro to Portugal… then in 2018 they won the World Cup. They had a warning in the following Euro where they were eliminated by Switzerland. They found themselves again by winning the Nations League. They are solid, with ambition and at the individual level they are fundamental. They have had those ups and downs, but they know how to achieve that balance to be able to win this next World Cup.
“Argentina is part of the teams where the goal is to win the Cup as well. It has that emotional feeling for me, it’s a reality. Growing up and living there for a long time, emotionally I would like Argentina to be the next world champion. There is another reality in soccer, we know that anything can happen, as it has happened. Even so, France is the most complete team in comparison to the other nations.”
On if he ever thought about representing Argentina:
“I never had the chance at the professional level. When I was 16 years old, I had to decide whether to get a French or Argentine passport. I chose French for a simple reason: it was the only one that gave me the chance to come to European soccer. From then on I could not play in the Argentina National Team.
“Emotionally, I found myself at that stage playing in Italy, in Juventus, where I was playing against (Gabriel) Batistuta and (Hernán) Crespo, who were the starters of the National Team, and I wondered about it. Playing in a powerful team like Juventus, playing against Batistuta’s Roma and Crespo’s Lazio or Inter, I emotionally thought, having this level, if I could have been called occasionally to be part of Argentina’s national team. This from an emotional point of view. France gave me the chance to win a World Cup and a European Cup, the two most important trophies for a European nation.”
Argentina’s pre-match warm up training kit for the 2022 Qatar World Cup has been made available online.
The online Colombia Adidas store presently has the pre-match warm up training kit on their website. The shirt is that of a blue and black with people mentioning that it resembles an Inter kit.
👕 Argentina’s new pre-match warm up is available online on the Colombia Adidas (@adidasCO) store. This would presumably be used at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/pBKTsSZYD5
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) August 1, 2022
Argentina U20 national team coach Javier Mascherano has named his starting eleven for the match vs. Valencia at the Alcudia COTIF tournament.
Javier Mascherano will look for his first win at the tournament after drawing 0-0 vs. Rukh Ukraine. He has made three changes to the eleven which started the last match with Vega, Lopez and Maestro Puch all starting.
Mascherano’s team has already scored with a goal by Juan Gauto, Argentina’s opening goal at the tournament. Maestro Puch would play a ball into Brian Aguirre and Aguirre would score and it’s 2-0 for Argentina. Here is the starting XI:
Federico Gomes Gerth
Agustin Giay
Lautaro Di Lollo
Roman Vega
Valentin Barco
Lautaro Lopez
Agustin Rodriguez
Nicolas Paz
Juan Gauto
Ignacio Maestro Puch
Brian Aguirre
Gio Lo Celso could remain at Villarreal with Fiorentina also being an option.
Lo Celso’s priority is to sremain with Villarreal. According to Gastón Edul, there is going to be a final meeting in the next few hours.
Fiorentina are also an option with rumors emerging in recent weeks that the Italian based club would be interested in signing the Argentine. Lo Celso spent last season on loanfrom Tottenham Hotspur at Villarreal, helping them reach the semi finals of the Champions League.
