The Argentinian fans did not miss this golden opportunity. The Brazilian rival may have five stars on his jersey, but it’s impossible not to let him down when the Albiceleste has the opportunity to make up some of their delay by qualifying for a World Cup final. Argentinian fans were able to experience this feeling in 2014, in Brazil, even if they failed against Germany. Next Sunday, they hope to have more success in Doha. In the opposing camp, we could expect a wave of “seum” from the Brazilians, especially after the penalty awarded to the Argentines in the first period. Wrongly. This morning, all the local media paid a vibrant tribute to Lionel Messi and his gang. The Pulga and its records have been widely put forward, even if big regrets are noticeable. Indeed, if the Brazilians have the “seum”, it is especially against Tite and the Auriverde selection.
Clearly, given the lackluster performance of the Croats yesterday and in the quarter-finals, Seleção fans are still wondering how their team managed to get eliminated. Starting with the former OL and LOSC player, Michel Bastos. “We lost against this team? I think Croatia’s first 30 minutes were better than what they showed against Brazil. They managed to get possession, but failed to break the line in the final meters. And after 30 minutes, as Argentina are a quality team, they found space and got a penalty. With the first goal and with the quality they have, they managed to put a 3-0. Now, we Brazilians are asking ourselves: “Is it against this team that we lost? », « What did we miss? “But that’s part of the game. Congratulations to our Argentinian friends”he said on Globoesporte.
Argentina makes you want
Brazilian flagship consultant, Galvão Bueno has also let loose on his social networks. “Argentina showed how the Brazilian team should have played. That’s what bothered me the most. The Argentines fought for every yard. Messi was a giant! The Argentine collective was better, but he (Messi) unbalanced the opponent throughout the match. What comes to mind? That Brazil should have done the same. It’s not just about conceding a goal 4 minutes from time. This is how Argentina dominated. They won 3-0 and it could have been more! I expected Brazil to do that. And I saw Argentina do it today (yesterday). Argentina arrives to play its third title of champion and it is deserved. » Journalist for the media UOLMauro Cezar also attacked the Seleção who, according to him, would not necessarily have done better if they had played against Argentina. “Scaloni has also done very well, in terms of a very specific proposal for this game. In other words, Argentina were better than Brazil in every way, besides having Messi, who cannot be compared to any human being who has played football for decades. »
Finally, there are the disappointed who say to themselves that it is ultimately not so bad that the Canarinha did not qualify to face the historic enemy in the semi-finals. Eight years after the historic match against Germany, many would not have accepted to relive a humiliation in worldview. “In fact, Tite was a genius in ‘offering’ Croatia the qualification for the semi-finals of the World Cup. After all, my friends, can you imagine what we would have taken against our “brothers” in the semi-finals of the World Cup? It would have been historic and even more humiliating! And I say this because Croatia, who were level with our team in the quarter-finals, were ridiculed by Messi and company. For much of the first half, the Argentines handed possession of the ball to the Croats, who didn’t know what to do with it.”said Milton Neves, consultant for UOL. Definitely, this 2022 World Cup will leave a much more bitter taste for Brazilians than the failure in Russia four years earlier.
