Argentine national team coach Scaroni gave an exclusive interview to Flippo Maria Ricci, a journalist for Milan Sports, in Qatar today. He talked about the progress of the Argentine team in recent years and the upcoming World Cup.

At the end of the Copa America final against Brazil, everyone went to embrace Messi

Yes, half the world wanted to embrace him, and it was a spontaneous emotion. Everyone stood with Messi, including his teammates. We won the victory together, and it brought a stronger sense of satisfaction after years of not being able to win the championship.

The national team had previously lost three finals, two Copa America, and one World Cup within three years, so the 2018 trip to Russia faced many difficulties. At that time, both fans and players had a bad idea in their hearts, which was: "We will never win the championship." The victory in the Copa America broke this curse, and Leo's burden was also reduced.

Since then, people have become more supportive of the national team, but in fact, the seeds of change were planted early on, just two years ago when they lost to Brazil.

That was also your last defeat, and since then, you have remained unbeaten in 36 games, only one game away from Italy's record of 37 unbeaten games

This is just a number, that's all. We shouldn't have lost to Brazil at the time, but on the contrary, we are more likely to lose in other matches. The statistical data will eventually be surpassed, so it is of no value to me. This Argentina is very good, but we are obviously not invincible, especially in the World Cup.

I really like two things: first, this Argentina is difficult to defeat by anyone; Secondly, the atmosphere of this team is great, with good chemical reactions occurring among players, coaches, managers, and fans. This chemical reaction will persist regardless of the World Cup results.

What do you think of this World Cup?

It's hard to say because this is an atypical World Cup, and neither I nor other coaches have experienced such a situation. We are facing some injury issues, health related issues that we cannot control, and the World Cup is also a game full of unexpected factors. The championship does not necessarily belong to the strongest team, but we know what we want and how to play well in the game.