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Messi and Argentina’s players leave stadium in silence after World Cup final defeat

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Lionel Messi and Argentina’s players left MetLife Stadium without speaking to reporters after their World Cup final defeat by Spain.
  • Coach Lionel Scaloni praised supporters who took to the streets despite the loss and called Argentina’s tournament run “epic.”
  • Scaloni suggested his tenure could end in December, saying every process eventually ends after a “wonderful, spectacular” period.

Lionel Messi led Argentina’s players out of MetLife Stadium in silence after the team lost the World Cup final to Spain. The squad passed through the mixed zone without speaking to the waiting press.

It fills me with pride that people, even without winning, go out into the streets.

· Lionel ScaloniScaloni reacted to celebrations by Argentina supporters after the final defeat.

Only coach Lionel Scaloni stopped to answer some journalists. After learning that supporters had taken to the streets in Buenos Aires despite the defeat, he said: “It fills me with pride that people, even without winning, go out into the streets.”

Epic

· Lionel ScaloniScaloni described Argentina’s campaign at the World Cup.

Scaloni described Argentina’s World Cup campaign as “epic” and said coaching the national team was “a dream position.” But he also left his future uncertain, suggesting that his time in charge could be nearing its end.

A dream position

· Lionel ScaloniScaloni described his role as Argentina coach.

“Every process comes to an end. This one has been wonderful, spectacular, and we will be here until December,” Scaloni said. The players, led by Messi, made no statements as they departed the stadium.

Every process comes to an end. This one has been wonderful, spectacular, and we will be here until December.

· Lionel ScaloniScaloni hinted that his tenure as Argentina coach could end in December.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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