Scaloni responds to FIFA favoritism claims

• Scaloni, in response to the claims of FIFA favoritism, said that it is about Lionel Messi.
• Argentina is facing Kylian Mbappé of France in the Round of 16.
• The author of the article argues that the VAR decisions are arbitrary, and that the concrete evidence of the favoritism system cannot be refuted.

The Golden Train of Argentina Lionel Messi’s opponent in the Round of 16 will face claims about FIFA favoritism, which Argentina’s Lionel Messi is said to be. In the words of Scaloni, it is not clear what the accusations are about, and the information could be explained without substantiating.

Argentina will play against Kylian Mbappé of France, who scored his team’s goal in Round of 16. The match schedule is as follows, as it was announced by the draw in which Diego Maradona was present.

The article also notes that the “best team” in the previous stage advanced with the help of VAR decisions. It also adds critical arguments: the World Cup Argentina’s player received a penalty in 10 matches, with some of them, according to the author, being decided by VAR.

Another reason is that the discussion of the 2022 match against the Netherlands, in which critics argued that the goal was scored incorrectly, is ongoing. The text also states that from the start of the match Messi was involved in an offside situation, and that VAR was not used, even though it could have been. It also points out that in the match against Australia, where the critics’ opinion was that the ball was not offside, the author says that the VAR system was not applied, while FIFA is said to have worked on the same basis in other tournaments.

Earlier in the same material it was noted that in the 2026 World Cup Argentina will set a record for the number of goals scored by players from the same country. It also suggests that the record for the number of goals scored by players from one country will be held by Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Maurisio Pochettino (United States), Gustaavo Alfaro (Paraguay), Nestor Lorenzo (Colombia), Marcelo Bielsa (Uruguay) and Sebastián Beccacece (Ecuador).

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