Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni insisted his side can compete with any team at the World Cup, after their 3-0 win over Italy in the UEFA/CONMEBOL Finalissima at Wembley on Wednesday.
The Albiceleste were ruthless in transition, pouncing on any opportunity to counter, with first-half goals from Lautaro Martinez and Angel Di Maria capped off by Paulo Dybala’s second-half injury-time strike.
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Argentina set a new national team record in the process, now moving to 32 matches unbeaten.
On the back of 2021’s Copa America triumph, Scaloni said that while his team is strong as any heading into Qatar, success will only come through spirit.
“What counts is the spirit of sacrifice, struggle and team spirit shown by the group, beyond the results,” he told ESPN Argentina. “What we want is a performance, to know what the team is looking for on the pitch.
“There is, perhaps, too much enthusiasm [in the public], because in football when you think everything is done, they take you down with a stroke of the pen. We do know that we are going to go to a World Cup to compete on an equal footing with any team.
“We believe that the confidence of winning frees you from many things, but we are not exempt from the fact that the team can block itself at some point and that is what worries me. We have to be prepared in case fate takes a turn.”
¡ARGENTINA CAMPEÓN!
El equipo dirigido por @lioscaloni se queda con el trofeo internacional tras derrotar a #Italia por 3-0 (Martínez, Di María y Dybala). pic.twitter.com/FeOjoPwvYG
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