In general, friendly soccer matches do not tend to have as much importance in sports and, much less, in official international tournaments. But the albiceleste team it transformed that frame into something much more attractive to the viewer. Not only the fact of selling out tickets to see the champions play and the massive fascination for Lionel Messibut for the possibility of repeating the feat of being champions again in the next World.
A curious and surprising fact, that few know, refers to the first two friendlies that the Argentine team participated in. The results of the match against Panama and Curacao They provide a nice speculation of the future to come. The match against the Panamanian team was won by the team of lionel scaloni 2-0, while the last game played against the Caribbean nation was a resounding 7-0 victory.
These results obtained by the Argentine team, champion in the Qatar World Cup 2022, refers to a similar feat that the Brazilian team had in 1958. At that time, the green yellow team had as a soccer prodigy child Pele, “O King”who was the protagonist of the epic obtaining of the World Cup in the World Cup in Sweden 1958.
That same year, after the Brazilian sports consecration, the South American team played two friendlies against England and Chile. The surprising data comes from the numbers side, Brazil they beat the English team 2-0, while the subsequent match against the Chilean team gave an overwhelming 7-0 victory in favor of the yellow jacket players. A coincidence that leaves many expectations open, if one remembers that Brazil was champion again in the following World Cup Chile 1962.
The next World Cup will be played in North American territory, in 2026, the countries that will host the international sporting event will be United States, Canada and Mexico. A FIFA innovation, having three nations host the most popular soccer tournament in the world. In addition, at the request of the president of the organization, Gianni Infantino, The number of participating teams will be increased from 32 to 48 teams.
It is estimated that the dates of the meetings will once again be in the months of June-July, unlike the last World Cup. Potentially and making calculations, without official confirmation, the matches played will go from 64 to 80. If so, it is speculated that the number of groups will be increased and will influence the playoffs. However, the question is another: will the Argentine team manage to obtain a new cup from the hands of Lionel Messi?
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