00:00Hello, friends of Lance, Tuesday, July 14th, the day before Argentina and England, here it is,
00:07At Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, a big game will decide which finalist will face Spain.
00:14who beat France 2-0 in Dallas.
00:18The press conferences with England manager Thomas Turrell and Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni just ended.
00:24In the D-1 interview, on game day 1, the two coaches appeared quite comfortable during the approximately 30-minute interview.
00:34Long interviews, quite comfortable in relation to tomorrow's game.
00:40No one declared themselves the favorite, but each, in their own style, spoke about what they expect from this semi-final between England and
00:50Argentina.
00:51According to Thomas Turrell, England still has things to correct, mainly, in his view, in its decision-making.
00:59When it comes time to make decisions later on, he thinks England still needs to make the best choices.
01:06But he pointed out that it is precisely a game like this, a World Cup semi-final game against...
01:10Argentina,
01:11which is the right moment for the team to finally meet there.
01:15England, in his assessment, is indeed capable of overcoming Argentina and competing for the World Cup title.
01:24On the other hand, Lionel Scaloni said he hopes Argentina will enjoy tomorrow's game.
01:31He is someone who really likes to talk about it, to talk about it quite often, to savor the moment.
01:35He said, when asked about the difficulties Argentina has been facing in this World Cup,
01:42It took the game to extra time, and they had to fight back against Egypt in the final 15 minutes.
01:49He struggled to get through Switzerland.
01:52He said, well, all four teams that reached this semi-final stage of the World Cup.
01:58They suffered at some point, it's normal.
02:00These are teams that, precisely because they suffered, demonstrated resilience.
02:06And they were able to get this far and fight for the title.
02:10There's a chance Scaloni might make some changes in midfield.
02:14perhaps even changing the game plan,
02:17But he said, of course, that he wasn't going to anticipate what those changes would be.
02:22The weather is quite peaceful in the city of Atlanta.
02:25We haven't seen that, we've seen quite a few fans from Argentina and England.
02:31But we don't see much movement, very large gatherings of fans.
02:38We are here in Atlanta, in this stadium, the Mercedes-Benz,
02:43which was inaugurated in 2017, it is located in an Olympic area,
02:47It's been here for 30 years, since the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
02:53and this whole region where I am now,
02:56The central region of the city underwent revitalization.
02:59And that stadium over there, it was built next to where the Georgia Dome used to be.
03:06It was the stadium that hosted gymnastics and basketball competitions.
03:11at the 1996 Olympic Games.
03:15It was demolished as soon as the construction of this stadium here was finished.
03:18It was demolished; it was right next door.
03:19But as soon as construction was finished, it was demolished.
03:22So, this stadium, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium,
03:25will host a World Cup semi-final,
03:28He is in an area that was very important in 1996.
03:31for the Atlanta Olympic Games.
03:34Finally, it's another Atlanta story.
03:37which has received, since that time,
03:39major sporting competitions, to give you an idea.
03:42It hosted, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium hosted the 2019 Super Bowl,
03:47But the previous one, the Georgia Dome, hosted two Super Bowls.
03:50Here in Atlanta, here in the Atlanta area,
03:54nearby region here in Greater Atlanta,
03:57The training center for the US national team is located there.
03:59So, it's a city that really lives and breathes sports, and especially football.
04:03And it will be here on this historic stage,
04:05already historic despite its short lifespan,
04:08but because it is located in an important region, from a sporting point of view,
04:13England and Argentina will decide who will face Spain.
04:19in Sunday's final.
04:20There's a question that always comes up.
04:23when England and Argentina face each other.
04:26Actually, there are two issues.
04:27One is the quarter-final match of the 1986 World Cup.
04:32The Hand of God,
04:33and the other is the Falklands War,
04:36Or Falcons for the English, years earlier.
04:40These two topics were discussed in Leonel Scaloni's interview.
04:45The question was asked about the 1986 game.
04:48The quarter-final between England and Argentina.
04:51He didn't mention the handball goal.
04:52But he was talking about that amazing goal by Maradona.
04:55considered one of the most beautiful goals,
04:56Perhaps the most beautiful in the history of the World Cup.
04:59He said it's a souvenir that everyone takes with them.
05:03which makes Argentinians very proud,
05:05And that's a goal he mentioned.
05:06It doesn't matter if it was against England,
05:07whoever it was with,
05:09It's a goal for the history books.
05:11Regarding the issue of the Falklands War,
05:17He was asked if all of this off-field stuff
05:20He's going to enter the field,
05:22whether it will be a matter of motivation,
05:25a possible extra motivation for the players.
05:28He said no,
05:29Something he had already mentioned in other interviews.
05:31He said it's a football game.
05:32It's just a football game.
05:34He said that he respects and understands.
05:38This whole historical issue.
05:40He said he regrets the suffering.
05:42of everyone who has gone through suffering
05:45in that war,
05:46But he said it was a very sad period in history.
05:48from Argentina,
05:50It's worth remembering the Falklands War.
05:52It happened in the context of a dictatorship in Argentina.
05:56a rather difficult dictatorship,
05:57quite hard,
05:58and that he says,
06:01Obviously, you have to remember all these issues.
06:04but tomorrow,
06:04Wednesday,
06:06here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium,
06:07It's just a football game.
06:10And that's how this game should be viewed.
06:14You know,
06:15World Cup right here in the action,
06:16and tomorrow,
06:17the big decision to know
06:18who will face Spain
06:20next Sunday on Match Life,
06:22And who's going to Miami?
06:23to compete for third place.
06:26with France.
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