Argentina won its spot at the FIFA World Cup finale match after their victorious 3-0 match with Croatia. Looking at the Lionel Messi-led team, it’s difficult to imagine how the two-time World Cup champions lost to Saudi Arabia, which was placed 51st in the FIFA men’s ranking.
However, Argentina’s coach Lionel Scaloni told reporters after its win over Croatia, that its 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia proved to be a turning point for them. Scaloni said that after their loss with Saudi Arabia, “we felt love and support from our fans, the entire country, our people, and that was amazing because it gave us the strength and energy that we needed to recuperate.”
Argentina to face winner of France vs Morocco
With Argentina being the first to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, they will either face Morocco or France, who are playing against each other at the Al Bayt Stadium on 14 December.
The final match will happen at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, on Qatar National Day, which is 18 December. Kick offs at 3 PM GMT.
The state-of-the-art Lusail Stadium can seat approximately 80,000 enthusiastic fans, and has been called the centre-piece of the Qatar World Cup.
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