Simeone's son scores as Argentina beats Honduras 2-0, claims world No. 1 ranking

Giuliano Simeone, the 23-year-old son of Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, scored a crucial goal as Argentina defeated Honduras 2-0 in a friendly match on June 7, serving as a warm-up for the 2026 World Cup.

Giuliano, one of Diego Simeone's three sons, earned a call-up to the Argentine national team for his first World Cup. In the match against Honduras, he started and made his mark by scoring the decisive goal in the 54th minute. The play saw the young forward charge into the box to receive a backheel pass from Lautaro Martinez before slotting the ball past Honduras goalkeeper Edrick Menjivar. This goal was only Giuliano's second for the national team, but it signals a promising future, potentially following in his father's legendary footsteps with Argentina.

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Giuliano is one of the three sons of the famous coach Diego Simeone who is leading Atletico Madrid.

Lautaro Martinez had opened the scoring for Argentina with a penalty in the 37th minute. A notable absence from the match was Lionel Messi; the 38-year-old superstar was on the bench but was not brought into the game by coach Lionel Scaloni, who was cautious about potential injuries. Argentina's next friendly is against Iceland on June 9, followed by their World Cup opener against Algeria on June 16.

The victory against Honduras also saw Argentina officially reclaim the No. 1 spot in the FIFA world rankings. They moved ahead of France, who dropped to third after a 2-1 loss to Ivory Coast. Meanwhile, Brazil secured their third consecutive win under coach Ancelotti, defeating Egypt 2-1 in their final pre-World Cup friendly. Guimaraes scored Brazil's opener in the 8th minute, but Ziko equalized for Egypt three minutes later. In the 53rd minute, 19-year-old prodigy Endrick scored the winning goal for the Seleção.

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This goal was only Giuliano's second for the national team. But it is an optimistic sign that this star is ready to succeed his legendary father to shine with Argentina.