Argentina's Coach Lionel Scaloni, who will face England in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final, said that they analyzed their opponents well and wanted to go to the final.
Answering questions at the press conference held at Atlanta Stadium, the Argentinian coach stated that they were ready for the semi-final match.
Pointing out that they watched and analyzed the matches played by England, Scaloni said, "Of course, every match is different. We are trying to improve the aspects we are not good at, and we talked about these with our players. We are in the World Cup semi-finals, we are very willing and ready. We have gone through a difficult process, but we do not think about it at all, we are very hopeful for today." he said.
Lionel Scaloni: "England have two quality players in Bellingham and Harry Kane. How do you plan to stop them?" "I haven't told my players the starting 11 yet, we can make changes according to the opposing team and its system. Bellingham and Harry Kane are great players, every team wants to have such players. We will try to neutralize them with our own players and prevent them from playing a good match. Our opinion about the game is clear, we want to reflect this on the field." he replied.
Stating that he did not have a special conversation with Lionel Messi about the England match, Scaloni said, "All my players know what it means to play in the World Cup semi-final. We will fight with all our strength to reach the final. When we look at the eliminated teams, we see what an important job we have achieved, but this is not enough for us. My players have always fought until the last ball, and this will be the case today. Reaching this stage is not easy for any team, England also had difficulties, they won in the last moments against Spain, Belgium and Portugal. We are getting better every day. "We have experience of playing such matches." made his assessment.
Recalling the Falkland Islands war between Argentina and England in the past, he said: "This is a football match, we should not confuse the events. It was a very sad period in our history and there is not much we can do. We criticize the war in the world, of course I will not say that this is more than a football match. We always think of the Argentinians who lost their loved ones, but please let's not confuse the events." made his assessment.
The Argentinian coach added that he watched the match between France and Spain, who will be their opponents if they reach the final, and that Spain had a well-deserved victory.