“Hard blow”, “disappointment”, “surprise” and “nightmare” were the words used by the Argentine press to describe the defeat in their debut in the competition and the first after an undefeated 36 match.
The winning streak, along with the Copa América won in 2021, which ended a 28-year streak without titles for the “Albiceleste”, had aroused excitement among Argentine fans.
We are not going to leave them stranded and we are going to look for the two parties
“This is a group that stands out for its unity, for its group strength and now is the time to be more united than ever, to show that we are really strong,” Messi said.
“This group has not gone through a situation like this for a long time, because of a defeat and being forced (…) We depend on us. We are forced, but we have already played matches of these characteristics,” added the captain of the selected team.
This group hasn’t been through a situation like this for a long time.
The first date of Group C will be completed later with the match between Mexico and Poland at the 954 stadium in Doha.
Argentina will play again on Saturday against Mexico and will close their participation in the group stage on Wednesday the 30th against Poland.