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01:01There are only four teams left in this World Cup and we were watching them training.
01:07Spain and Argentina train in New Jersey, France and England in Miami where they're playing tomorrow.
01:15Welcome to From the Field.
01:17This is Carlos Montero.
01:20Thank you for being with us.
01:20It's amazing.
01:21The World Cup went so fast and now we are having the best.
01:25The best four teams alive.
01:27Tomorrow they are playing for the third place on Sunday for the title.
01:33And there is something to worry about the final game on Sunday because it's the air quality on the air.
01:41You know, there are fire on Canada, smoke fire, white fire.
01:46And the authorities of New Jersey and New York, they alert the population.
01:53Be careful because there is a health alert.
01:57They recommend people who are in that area, New Jersey and New York, to try to don't go out and
02:03be careful of the air.
02:05There are a lot of Argentine people right now in New Jersey.
02:07They want to be on Sunday's game or at least be in the city when they are celebrating.
02:13And they tell us that they feel on the air.
02:17And they said they have the ice, they itch the ice, and it doesn't feel right.
02:23But also they are saying that today was better than yesterday.
02:27And FIFA authorities are going to talk to Donald Trump official to see what is going to be something serious
02:35on Sunday.
02:36But so far they think it's not going to be a problem.
02:40Something new about this World Cup.
02:43Usually the before a match, the coach and a player give a press conference for the first time before the
02:52final today, one day before Friday,
02:55Argentine team is going to give a press conference.
02:57It's going to be at 6 o'clock local time.
03:01And it's going to be Lionel Scaloni and one of the players.
03:05We don't know yet, but we think it's going to be a it's going to be a Dibu Martinez, the
03:12goalkeeper.
03:13Who plays in in England.
03:15But let's go to see how the two teams were training today.
03:19Absolutely, because this is what I was telling you about the air quality.
03:24It was tough for Argentine and Spain people to train in that area.
03:30But they train with no problem.
03:32They didn't report any kind of inconvenience.
03:35Lamine Jamal yesterday, he trained by himself, but today he's OK and more probably he's going to play on Sunday.
03:44So the two teams, the coaches, they are not going to have any kind of problem with the to use
03:51the players they want to use.
03:54What we knew also were the referees.
03:58And that's something a lot of controversy because an European is going to be the referee of the final Slovenian
04:06Slavko, Vinci.
04:07He knows Argentina.
04:10He was the referee in Qatar four years ago in the first match that Argentina played against Saudi Arabia.
04:18You remember Argentina lost that match.
04:21But we have the story about who are the referees who are going to referee the final and the match
04:29for the third place.
04:32Venezuelan referee, Jesus Valenzuela, will officiate the 2026 FIFA World Cup third-placed match between France and England.
04:39The game will be played this Saturday, July 18, at Miami Stadium, where both European sides will look to end
04:46their World Cup campaigns with a victory.
04:48Valenzuela will be joined by fellow Venezuelans Jorge Urrego and Tulio Moreno as first and second assistant referees, respectively.
04:55Moroccan official Jalal Hayed has been appointed for official, while his compatriot Zakaria Brinci will serve as reserve assistant referee.
05:05Meanwhile, Slovenian referees Lavko Vinci was appointed to officiate the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.
05:12FIFA announced that Vinci will take charge of the tournament's biggest match when Spain and Argentina meet for the title
05:17on Sunday, July 19.
05:19He will become the first Slovenian referee to officiate a Walker final and will oversee his fourth match of the
05:25tournament.
05:26Vinci will be assisted by fellow Slovenian Tomas Klaknik and Andras Kovacic as first and second assistant referees.
05:33Jordan's Adam Makadme was named fourth official, while compatriot Mohamed Al-Kalaf will serve as the reserve assistant referee.
05:43Most analysts, they think, they agree that Spain is the favorite, even though Argentina is coming very strong with a
05:52moral very high.
05:54But let's see what the Spanish player has to say.
05:58Merino, he talked to the media yesterday and that's what he was saying.
06:04Leo is one of the greatest of all time. You only have to look at the career he's had and
06:10how well he's still performing at 39.
06:12I don't know if this will be his last match for the national team or his last final.
06:17With players like that, as I said about Cristiano, it's very difficult to predict their future because they continue to
06:23perform at such a high level.
06:25But anyway, it's a massive challenge and an incredible source of motivation for me and for us.
06:32Being able to play against a team like Argentina, who have won this before, makes the match even more important.
06:39And that's it. I'm just really happy to be able to experience these moments.
06:43I think it's going to be an intense match, just as it should be. It's a final.
06:47Both teams are playing for the biggest prize in football, winning the World Cup.
06:51And it's only natural that there'll be physical contact and intense battles.
06:56Because when everything's at stake, that's the way it has to be.
07:04It was circulating on social media a picture of Leo Messi and Jamal when he was a baby and Messi
07:13was 19 years old.
07:15They were doing a campaign for UNICEF to help kids all over the world.
07:20And now those two, they are stars. One is 19. The other one is 39.
07:25And they are going to face in the final.
07:28These people are really crazy going to see. That's the picture I was mentioning.
07:33Some people say that's, this is done with artificial intelligence.
07:38But no. It's real. It happened 18 years ago.
07:43I mean, Jamal was a baby. Messi was only 18 years old.
07:47Amazing. He's going to play on Sunday.
07:49But let's go to see how people in Barcelona, they are reacting.
07:52They are expecting this big match. It's the second time Spain is going to be in the final.
07:58Andres Flores is over there. Andres, go ahead.
08:04Exactly. Here in Spain, of course, all the attention is focused on this World Cup final.
08:09On this opportunity, Spain has to win a second star on its jersey, 16 years after South Africa 2010.
08:18It's a defining moment for the Spanish national team, La Roja.
08:23And the entire country is following it closely.
08:28We've seen it in different places where people have gathered around giant screens to watch the match.
08:33And in various public squares where neighbors themselves have organized ways to watch it together so they can go out
08:38and celebrate afterward.
08:42It has to be said that this excitement really took off after that 2-0 semifinal victory over France.
08:50France was undoubtedly one of the most feared and strongest teams, and Spain beat them 2-0.
08:58Reaching the World Cup final in that way made it especially meaningful, and it has given supporters, fans, and the
09:04Spanish faithful the feeling that they are very, very close to winning this World Cup.
09:10Of course, there is also a great deal of caution regarding the opponent.
09:14The opponent is none other than the current world champion, Argentina.
09:19So there is also an understanding that Spain will have to face a match that requires not only tactics and
09:25quality of play, but also physical endurance.
09:30We've seen that a good number of Argentina's matches have gone to extra time, and that also demands tremendous physical
09:37stamina.
09:40It's also worth highlighting that many of the people we've spoken to here point to the strength of Spain's defense,
09:47mentioning it as one of the team's biggest advantages.
09:51To sum it up, I would say the mood is one of nerves, respect for the opponent, and, above all,
09:56tremendous excitement about playing in this World Cup final.
09:58Back to you in the studio.
10:02Thank you very much.
10:03Thank you very much.
10:03They have to be careful if they believe the defense is so strong because English defense was really strong, and
10:10you know what Lionel Messi did in the last ten minutes of the match.
10:14Talking about Lionel Messi, it's going to be the third final for him.
10:21No player played three finals of the World Cup, Brazil, Qatar, and here in the USA.
10:28For Mexico, I mean for Spain, it's going to be the second final.
10:34Let's see how many teams, how many finals they play, and how is Argentina and Spain compared with them.
10:43Germany leads the all-time list with eight World Cup final appearances, reaching the decisive match in 1954, 1966, 1974,
10:511982, 1990, 2002, and 2014, winning the world title four times.
10:56Just behind them is Brazil, which has played in seven finals, 1950, 1958, 1962, 1994, 1998, and 2002, lifting the
11:04trophy on five occasions.
11:06One of the finalists in the 2026 edition, Argentina, will also reach its seventh World Cup final this Sunday, having
11:12previously appeared in 1930, 1978, 1986, 1990, 2014, and 2022 as La Albizia Leste looks to defend its world title.
11:20Next on the list is Italy, with six final appearances and four championships, followed by France with four finals and
11:25two titles.
11:26The Netherlands has reached three finals but has yet to win the decisive match, while Uruguay has a perfect record,
11:31winning both of its World Cup final appearances.
11:33Spain, the other finalist in the 2026 tournament, will play in its second-ever World Cup final after triumphing in
11:39South Africa 2010.
11:41Czechoslovakia and Hungary each reached two finals without lifting the trophy, while England has won its only World Cup final
11:46appearance in 1966.
11:48Sweden and Croatia have also reached one final each but fell short of claiming the title.
11:55Absolutely, Spain has two finals.
11:58Absolutely, Spain has two finals.
11:58What I want to talk about now is about a winner.
12:02For us, for Telesur, we have a winner.
12:05Her name is Caro Nevares.
12:07Caro Nevares is from Buenos Aires.
12:09She participated in our contest, a goal of my life.
12:14Let's hear what was the goal of her life.
12:21Hi, I'm Carola from La Pampa and I think my biggest goal in life was to be able to travel
12:26all over the world, to live in at least six different countries and get to know so many different cultures.
12:32And after returning to my home country, Argentina, I realized how happy I am from being Argentinian.
12:38Everything that I've learned to be the way that I am now and to know that I'm really lucky that
12:44I was born here.
12:47Thank you, Caro.
12:49Sometimes you have to travel a lot to know what you have at home.
12:53We are going to send you, Telesur is going to send you a hat with the number 10, of course,
12:58for Diego Armando Maradona.
13:00If you prefer for Lionel Messi.
13:02Let's do a short break and when we come back, we can see now the beautiful hat with the 10
13:07of Diego.
13:08We'll be right back with much more information about the World Cup.
14:44Let's talk a little bit about the final.
14:49FIFA announced today that the halftime that you know is going to be full of entertainment.
14:54Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber is going to last 17 minutes.
15:00Usually halftime is 15.
15:0217 minutes I think is going to be tough with so many artists, but that's what the FIFA was saying
15:07today.
15:07It's going to be no more than 20 minutes.
15:10They say 17.
15:11Also, a lot of security is going to be in New Jersey because President Trump is going to be there.
15:19The president of the government of Spain is going to be there, Pedro Sanchez.
15:24And also the king of Spain is going to be there.
15:30He's superstitious.
15:32And he said, I've been watching the matches, Argentine matches at home with my jacket of YPF.
15:40It's the Petrolific of Argentina.
15:42And I want to do the same.
15:44Watch it at home with my jacket.
15:46So that Millet is not going to be at the stadium.
15:49We were talking before how many finals play Spain, how many finals play Argentina.
15:55Now let's go and see how many times those teams face each other in a World Cup.
16:03The finalissima that never took place in March will instead be replaced by the biggest prize in football.
16:09Spain, the reigning European champions, and Argentina, the Copa America holders,
16:13will battle for the most coveted trophy in the sport in what promises to be a historic showdown.
16:18Ahead of this blockbuster final, it's impossible not to look back at the history between these two football giants.
16:24Led by Lionel Scaloni and Luis de la Fuente, Argentina and Spain have developed an intermittent rivalry
16:29filled with memorable encounters spanning more than seven decades.
16:33Their story began on December 7, 1952 in Madrid, when Argentina defeated Spain 1-0
16:39thanks to a goal from Ricardo Infante, one of the country's most talented forwards of that era.
16:44The next landmark meeting came at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England.
16:49Played in Birmingham, Argentina earned a memorable 2-1 victory over Spain
16:52in one of the most significant competitive matches between the two nations.
16:56Four decades later, in 2006, Lionel Messi made his first appearance against Spain in an international friendly.
17:02La Rocha claimed a 2-1 victory with goals from Xavi Hernandez and David Vila, while Daniel Vila scored Argentina's
17:09long goal.
17:10In 2010, just months after Spain lifted the World Cup in South Africa, the teams met again in Buenos Aires.
17:17Argentina produced a stunning performance, defeating the newly crowned world champions 4-1 with goals from Lionel Messi,
17:23Gonzalo Higuain, Carlos Tevez and Sergio Agüero.
17:27The most recent meeting came in 2018, when Spain handed Argentina a crushing 6-1 defeat at Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium
17:33in a World Cup warm-up friendly.
17:36Isco starred with a hat-trick in one of the heaviest losses Argentina has suffered in recent history.
17:40Now, another chapter is about to be written.
17:42With the World Cup trophy on the line, Spain and Argentina renew their rivalry on football's biggest stage,
17:48where only one nation will be crowned world champion.
17:53Let me tell you another thing that those two teams have in common.
17:56Lionel Messi and Luis de la Fuente. Lionel Scaloni, the coach.
18:02You know when he got the diploma to be a coach?
18:07The professor of Scaloni was Luis de la Fuente.
18:11That was a long time ago. The two of them, they keep in touch.
18:14They like each other, they respect each other.
18:17But in Argentina right now everybody is waiting for Sunday.
18:21People are going crazy. They are thinking, where are we going to watch the game?
18:26INS is in Buenos Aires with the report.
18:33Thank you very much for having me.
18:35Yes, Argentina is already experiencing the build-up to this World Cup final,
18:39in which it will face Spain after defeating England 2-1.
18:43That victory meant much more than just the football result and reaching the final.
18:48It carried a great deal of symbolic and identity-related significance.
18:52Everything became even more charged after the Argentine national team celebrations
18:56and the players' own statements.
18:58In particular, they waved a flag bearing the words,
19:01the Malvinas are Argentine in front of the cameras in the stadium and before the world.
19:06That image has become a major story, making headlines in newspapers and on television channels around the globe,
19:13as it relates to Argentina's sovereignty claim over the islands.
19:16And regarding Spain, Argentina had just celebrated July 9,
19:20marking the 210th anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Spanish crown.
19:25Beyond that, Argentina's relationship with Spain is very different.
19:30Spain is the country that colonized what is now Argentine territory.
19:33But at the same time, there are deep ties of blood and shared history.
19:37There was significant Spanish immigration to Argentina, particularly around the time of World War II and during the years of
19:44fascism.
19:44In other words, the relationship is completely different from the one with England, the current usurper of Argentine territory.
19:50Even so, just as people were singing the Malvinas march before the match against England,
19:56they are once again singing the military marches from those years of the revolution,
20:00when the liberators sang them as they faced the Spanish crown.
20:05Then there's a more local point I wanted to mention.
20:07It has to do with the inside jokes, the jokes on social media and what people are saying in the
20:12streets.
20:15First, it's about respecting the lucky rituals, just as people did during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
20:22And then there's the irony that, in reality, nobody is studying and nobody is working,
20:27everyone is just pretending because their minds and their hearts are focused on this Sunday's final.
20:32No.
20:39Thank you, thank you very much. Now let's talk about tomorrow's match.
20:43France is going to face England. Maybe you think who wants to see a match for the third prize,
20:50for the third position in this World Cup. There is a lot of important things going on.
20:55First, they are two fantastic teams. They could be perfectly in the final.
20:59But they lost against Spain and Argentina and they had to play for the third place.
21:03Also, it's very important tomorrow for the Golden Boot, who is going to be the highest scorer in this World
21:10Cup.
21:10France with Mbappé. So far, he has eight goals, like Messi. But Messi is ahead because he has more and
21:19more assists.
21:20And then from the English team, we have Harry Kane and Shoot Bellingham. The two of them have six goals.
21:28It depends how they do yesterday. Thus, they can advance. And finally, we are going to see on Sunday who
21:35get the Golden Boot.
21:38It could be any one of those five. But Haaland, who is at home in Norway.
21:45But talking about this game, let's go with Charlie Monteiro. He's here in Ciudad de Mexico.
21:50Talking to different fans about what do they think, who's going to win tomorrow.
21:55Charlie, go ahead. How are you?
21:58Hey, Carlos. How are you? As Frank Sinatra says,
22:02And now the end is near. And so I face the final curtain.
22:08And as you can see, the final curtain or the banner that used to say Estadio Ciudad de Mexico has
22:15been taken down because we are reaching the end of the tournament.
22:20Tomorrow, we will see the 103rd match of this 104 game tournament that has been the 2026 World Cup because
22:30France will play against England.
22:33Let's not forget that this will be France's fourth time playing a third place match.
22:40They won the first two games, the first two times in 1958 against West Germany, 1986 against Belgium, but they
22:49lost against Poland in 1982.
22:52While England will be playing their third third place World Cup match.
22:58They have lost both previous games in 1990 to Italy and recently in Russia 2018 against Belgium.
23:08But before tomorrow's match, I had the chance to talk to fans to see who they think will win.
23:15And this is what they had to say.
23:17France or England and by how much?
23:19Wow, it's difficult. I think the win, sorry, but I think France and they need this win.
23:31The loss of England with Argentina is horrible.
23:36It's I mean, for me, it's sad.
23:38It's a huge hit for the football in England, but France have a better bench and better players.
23:45I think that France is going to win the third place match. Maybe in the semifinal they didn't play very
23:54well.
23:55But I hope for I like very, very much Kylian Mbappé. So I hope he wins against England. And we
24:05as Mexicans, we don't like England. They eliminated us from the World Cup. So yes, I hope France wins.
24:13I think it's going to be a close match, but I think France is winning 3-2 with two goals
24:24from Mbappé and one from Dembele and maybe two goals from Harry Kane.
24:31Well, there you have it, Carlos. I'm not sure who will win, but I think there will be a lot
24:38of goals because Mbappé with eight World Cup goals will be trying to get that golden boot award.
24:46He will try to beat out Messi. Messi will be playing the final against Spain. But on the other side,
24:53England also have two contenders. Harry Kane and June Bellingham both have six goals each.
25:00So you can bet that all those players are going to be trying to score a lot of goals to
25:07win that great golden boot prize. Back to you, Carlos.
25:14Thank you. Thank you, Charlie. Charlie is in Mexico City and here in Mexico during our time. We've been here
25:20more than 40 days. People were complaining that they couldn't watch all the matches of the World Cup.
25:26That has to do with the transmission right. That depends on FIFA. There were two big networks here that compete
25:34for that and all the details. It's something confusing, but Nacho Lemus is going to make it very clear.
25:44FIFA granted the broadcast rights for the World Cup matches to its licensee in Mexico, Televisa. The terms of use
25:51distinguish between viewing matches at home and public exhibition.
25:54As a result, bars, restaurants, cafes, hotels and gyms face restrictions on showing the matches on their screens, even those
26:02broadcast on free-to-air television.
26:07We don't have a way to broadcast the football matches because FIFA has imposed conditions that are completely out of
26:17reach for businesses like ours, which are small businesses.
26:19That's why some small businesses like ours have decided not to show the matches, because we simply don't have the
26:25money to do it.
26:2870% of Mexico's population relies exclusively on free-to-air television, and 7 out of 10 people cannot afford
26:37to pay to watch a match.
26:38A proposal by Congressman Guillermo Rendon seeks to ensure that, from now on, World Cup matches and other cultural events
26:45are recognized as a matter of public and social interest.
26:49FIFA imposed rules that take precedence over Mexican legislation, without taking into account the tradition of families gathering to watch
26:56the matches while selling food and drinks.
26:58Around Estadio Azteca, people who could not afford the high ticket prices came together to experience the matches in what
27:04they describe as an act of cultural resistance.
27:10What we saw with FIFA is that it controlled ticket sales, it controlled advertising, and it controlled broadcasts.
27:17Anyone who wants to show the matches to make money or do business has to pay a fee of 13
27:22,000 pesos.
27:24Obviously, here in Mexico, we often find ways around that, because we have to come together.
27:29As you can see here, we're all family, and what we tell them is that we're just a family watching
27:33together, and then there's nothing they can do.
27:41For six decades, there have been repeated episodes in which FIFA and Televisa, whose owners control Estadio Azteca, have imposed
27:49restrictions on other sectors in order to maximize their profits.
27:52The Mexican government's response during this World Cup was to purchase broadcast rights and decentralize public screenings through FanFest, a
27:59temporary solution in the ongoing struggle over the public's right to football.
28:03Ignacio Lemus and Julia Nassif, for Telesur.
28:08Let me stay in Mexico with a side note, and maybe you heard on the news this morning,
28:13in Mexico.
28:14In the south of Mexico, the president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said there is nothing, nothing happened,
28:20no damage and no life.
28:23They didn't lose any life.
28:25But before the end of the show, I want to remember Venezuela.
28:29Today, the authorities said that more than 5,000 people died in those two very strong earthquakes on June 24,
28:38and we want to finish the show with a message from Mexican people who know how tough it could be
28:44an earthquake,
28:45the message of solidarity with Venezuela.
28:50See you tomorrow.
28:50Thank you for being with us today.
28:53With yourself.
28:54It means that no perds the faith, no perds the faith,
28:56it means that there is a God in the years who believe and He never leaves us.
29:00And on the other hand, that they have the power, the force to move forward.
29:07It's not going to be there, we do not leave here.
29:08We all have that, and many more things, but the support between human mates,
29:15and society, we encourage them to be together.
29:17mutuamente pero lo más importante pienso yo que es la unión de los ciudadanos apoyarse unos a
29:26los otros y bueno pues siempre se ha visto que en cualquier tragedia mexicana que ha ocurrido a
29:33raíz de los terremotos pues otras naciones acuden a prestar apoyo y bueno que esos apoyos
29:41se canalicen de manera certera hacia la población y bueno fue demasiado difícil es una situación que
29:48no se puede describir con ninguna palabra pero somos una raza muy pujante toda esta región es
29:59una raza muy pujante y sé que ellos van a salir adelante y con la ayuda humanitaria yo creo que
30:07va a ser un poco más llevadero todo esto no que de colombia los pensamos mucho y que hay no
30:16solo
30:16cadena de oración sino una cadena de solidaridad muy importante que ha sido espontánea de la
30:21ciudadanía tengo muchos amigos en las redes sociales tratando de apoyar de distintas
30:27maneras y nada mucha fuerza y sé que de éstas se van a recuperar entonces si les quiero transmitir la
30:33esperanza uno a veces después de la tormenta uno piensa que la vida se va a acabar que hay muchas
30:41cosas que no hay por qué luchar pero hay por qué luchar por una mejor humanidad por demostrar
30:47que los latinos somos fuertes guerreros y tenemos ganas de salir adelante
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