Argentina men’s national football team head coach Lionel Scaloni ended his press conference following the Albiceleste’s loss in the 2026 World Cup final abruptly after becoming overwhelmed with tears.
“It’ll be hard to put together another team like this,” Scaloni said before choking up. “Losing this hurts me deep in my soul.”
The Albiceleste coach said he was “proud of how [his team] played” and that they have to “give credit” to Spain for the match they played.
He insisted that they thought the team would “make it to the end” after Spain scored, adding that Argentina had to go through “several obstacles” after losing several players due to fitness issues.
“I’m very proud of everyone; I have no complaints about any of [the Argentina players],” he said.
