The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) celebrated this Sunday Argentina’s victory over France in the World Cup final in Qatar, and stressed that it returned the cup “home”.
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“Argentina world champion!!! The cry of a continent: the cup returns home, returns to South America!!”, the governing body of South American football, which is based in the Paraguayan city of Luque, posted on its Twitter account.
“Land of Diego (Maradona) and Lionel (Messi), land of two world champions! 36 years later the glory is again from Argentina ”, he added in another tweet.
In addition, Conmebol dedicated several trills to the figures of the Albicelete, who beat France in an exciting game that was defined in favor of the South Americans 4-2 in the penalty shootout, after equalizing 3-3 after the extension.
“Lionel Messi: the World Cup, the champion’s patch and the three stars”, reads the message with a series of photos of the Argentine captain.
“Play with your heart and soul to be world champion! The unforgettable night of Ángel Di María”, added Conmebol about the winger at Juventus in Turin.
In its message about Gonzalo Montiel, Conmebol highlighted that he took “the decisive penalty”.
He also highlighted that Argentina’s coach, Lionel Scaloni, became the “third world champion coach” after César Luis Menotti and Carlos Salvador Bilardo. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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