00:00Welcome to Beyond the Game, the ball stays pure.
00:02In yesterday's matchday we saw two important games
00:05between Argentina and Egypt and Colombia and Switzerland
00:07with Argentina and Switzerland moving on to the quarterfinals
00:10which is all set the road to the summerfinals
00:13with all four games of the quarterfinals established.
00:16Very important games that we'll have in the coming days
00:19and for all the details of yesterday and the upcoming match
00:22we go live with our collaborator Carlos Montero in Mexico City.
00:26Welcome Carlos to Beyond the Game.
00:30Hi Luis Alberto, 48 teams started this World Cup like three weeks ago.
00:36The first match was played here behind me in the Azteca Stadium.
00:40If you can see behind me now they are removing all the tents
00:43where it was the media center.
00:45So what I mean, only eight teams, all those eight teams,
00:50you have 16 from Europe, only one team from America, Argentina
00:55and only one team from Africa, Marruecos.
00:59What's happened yesterday, Lionel Messi and Argentina
01:03they came back from 2-0 and again Egypt.
01:06It was a very amazing, interesting game to watch for Argentina
01:12and it was really scary because when there were only 20 minutes left
01:17to the match, Argentina was down 2-0.
01:21Out of the blue, Argentina scored three goals, one from Leo Messi
01:26who was missing a penalty kick before.
01:29The last goal was at 92 when everybody was thinking
01:33they were going to the extra time.
01:35Argentina is going to go to the next round, the quarter-final and it's the only team
01:42from the American continent that's going to represent us.
01:46The three co-hosts, Mexico, Canada and USA, they are out of the tournament.
01:52The second match, it was a close match.
01:56It was Colombia against Suicela.
01:59Colombia was coming to that match undefeated, hasn't lost any of the four matches before
02:05but they tie, they go to the extra time, nothing changed.
02:10They go to penalty kicks and you know, penalty kicks is a matter of luck.
02:15Once I have a chance to talk to a famous goalkeeper in Argentina
02:21and he told me, you know, if you are in the training
02:24and you have to kick a penalty kick, you are going to score 10 out of 10.
02:29But you are in front of 80,000 people on the stadium,
02:32millions of people watching you, it's a different story.
02:35Even Lionel Messi, who is the leader scorer of this World Cup,
02:40missed yesterday a penalty kick.
02:42Tough luck from Colombia.
02:44They are out of the World Cup.
02:46Switzerland is going to play.
02:48It has a tough match on quarterfinal.
02:50They are going to face Argentina, the Switzerland coach.
02:53He was saying, Argentina is a good team.
02:56Messi is a great player but we can beat them.
02:59I know they have some problems.
03:01They are not the best team.
03:02They were in 20 in the last World Cup in Qatar.
03:06I mean, he seems to be really confident.
03:09Let's see what's happened in that match.
03:11Today there are not matches in the World Cup.
03:14There are many people who are saying, what are we going to do today?
03:17Because we have been used to watching so much football since the World Cup started.
03:23This is the first time we have a break.
03:25But getting ready because tomorrow, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, two matches, fantastic.
03:35The best A team left in the tournament.
03:38Then Sunday and Monday, no football again.
03:42And Tuesday, we are going to see the semifinal.
03:45And next week, we are going to have the big, big final.
03:49Going back to you, Luis Alberto.
03:52Carlos, before saying goodbye for a moment,
03:55what do you think of the first match of the quarterfinals that begins tomorrow,
03:58as you were saying, between France and Morocco,
04:00which is a rematch of the semifinal of the last World Cup in 2022 in Qatar?
04:07It's going to be a great match.
04:11It's going to be the chance from Morocco to pay back to France.
04:14But let me tell you something interesting that I was surprised.
04:17You know, so many people are saying Argentina,
04:20it has it easy.
04:21FIFA won that Messi won against the World Cup.
04:24When I was looking at the referees who are going to direct that match,
04:31you know where they are from?
04:32They are from Argentina.
04:34The main three referees, they are from Argentina.
04:37So, I mean, that's going to make people talk,
04:42make people get suspicious,
04:43especially after the Hossam Hassam, the coach of Egypt,
04:48was really upset.
04:50She talked to the FIFA saying that the FIFA is not fair.
04:55They are the favorite is Argentina.
04:58So, I was surprised that the three referees are going to be in that match.
05:03France against Morocco is what they are going to be from Argentina.
05:07If you ask me, I think Morocco is going to be the big surprise.
05:12And maybe it's because that's what I want.
05:14But I hope that this happened.
05:16What do you think?
05:18I believe France, if Mbappé has his days,
05:21and Olyse as well, they have a good day,
05:23I think France is going to pass.
05:25And I think the final is going to be a repeat of the 2022,
05:28France against Argentina.
05:30We'll see what happens then.
05:32Thank you, Carlos, for your time here in Beyond the Game.
05:35Let's now continue with other topics,
05:37with other news regarding this World Cup.
05:40To be continued on...
05:40Bye-bye.
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