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00:11I
00:39And now it is.
00:48And now it is.
01:00And now it is.
01:09There are no losers, Argentine and Spanish, they will receive us champions.
01:16Buenos Aires, I'm Andre.
01:18Welcome to From the Field.
01:19This is Carlos Montero.
01:21This is our last show from Mexico City.
01:24Mexico is feeling like we are very sad, very nostalgic.
01:28You can see the rain behind me.
01:31It's sad to live.
01:32It was a fantastic time, fantastic World Cup.
01:35But everything has an end and the World Cup finished.
01:38Spain is the champion.
01:41They deserve to be the champion.
01:43It was an interesting game yesterday.
01:46Argentina with Leo Messi.
01:49They fought like crazy with a lot of energy, but they couldn't do much with the power and the strategy
01:57and the good football of the Spanish team.
01:59They deserve to win the first 90-minute tie.
02:05I mean, we have to give a big credit to Debo Martinez who stopped 11 shots to the goal.
02:11It could be something really bad for Argentina.
02:14They went to the extra time and then Argentina has with only 10 men.
02:19Enzo Fernandez got the red card and they couldn't do much.
02:23Score France.
02:25Ferran Torres called Spain.
02:27Ferran Torres, the number seven, got a goal, red card for Enzo.
02:35He was complaining, but he deserved.
02:37He got first a yellow, then the red card, and he has to leave the match.
02:42And that was almost impossible for Argentina to make the miracle.
02:46Many people were thinking what's happened if they tie and then they go to penalty kicks.
02:52You know what's happened four years ago with Debo Martinez.
02:55He was the hero of the team, but it wouldn't be fair because Spain, they deserve to win the paint
03:02much, much better.
03:04And today they went back to Madrid and they will receive like champion.
03:10Almost two million people were on the streets celebrating the championship.
03:15The second one that Spain has in the World Cup.
03:20Let's go with the correspondent, Alvaro Pragua, who has all the details of this fantastic welcome of the champion.
03:32Good evening, colleagues, and a warm greeting to the entire TELUSUR audience from Cibella Square behind us.
03:39The celebrations continue as thousands upon thousands of people keep arriving to welcome the Spanish national team, the players, and
03:47the coaching staff who just a few hours ago toured the streets of Central Madrid, presenting the World Cup trophy
03:52to all the supporters who did not want to miss the occasion.
03:55According to the authorities, more than 60,000 people have gathered, and right now the square is echoing with chants
04:02of champions, champions, because the players have just arrived and are making their way onto the main stage.
04:08It is a night of celebration here in Spain, particularly in the Spanish capital, because winning a FIFA World Cup
04:15is not something that happens every year.
04:17The last time Spain lifted the trophy was 16 years ago, in 2010, four World Cups have passed before Spain
04:24once again reached the summit of world football.
04:26They have done it with a young squad that has enjoyed an outstanding tournament, dominating every opponent they faced, dictating
04:32the tempo of matches, maintaining possession, conceding just a single goal throughout the entire competition, and overcoming major challenges such
04:41as the semifinal against France and yesterday's final against Argentina.
04:45The joy of the Spanish people simply cannot be contained.
04:49Here in Madrid, we have spoken with many supporters who are thrilled just to be here, despite the difficulties they
04:55described in trying to catch a glimpse of the players.
04:58There are simply so many people that reaching the front rows has become impossible.
05:03Even so, the atmosphere has been one of pure happiness, with fans enduring the heat, making their way into the
05:10city center, and waiting for hours.
05:12The Spanish delegation first traveled from the airport to present the trophy to the King and Queen of Spain at
05:18the Zarzuela Palace, then visited Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the Moncloa Palace.
05:24From there, they paraded through the streets of central Madrid before arriving here, where the players are now taking the
05:31stage one by one, making history.
05:33We are here to bring you every moment of history.
05:36We are here to bring you every moment of it.
05:36Back to you, colleagues.
05:41Thank you very much, and we have to give credit to Luis de la Fuente, the Spanish coach who had
05:47a fantastic game plan against Argentina.
05:50Like I said before, Argentina couldn't do much.
05:54Let's see what the coach, Luis de la Fuente, was saying about what he was thinking about and how does
06:01he feel being a champion.
06:03Today we were convinced that it was our final, and we wanted to win, knowing that we had to minimize
06:13the virtues of the rival, which are many,
06:15and to be able to win, and to be able to win.
06:19Let's see what you have said.
06:21Let's see what you have said to us.
06:27Let's get real quick.
06:32We have had a second-алями of the club.
06:34What are you doing at the moment of this club?
06:44Can we change the team?
06:46Let's see.
06:47Let's see.
06:47Let's see.
06:51And almost happened because in the last two, three minutes,
06:56Argentina has a few possibilities that they were almost goal,
07:00but didn't happen.
07:02Let's go now to Lionel Scaloni,
07:05an Argentine coach who's been very successful,
07:08and we don't know what's happened next.
07:10His contract is going to end at the end of December.
07:13Let's listen to what Scaloni was saying after the match.
07:17I think to say some reproach to them would not allow me to do it in my life.
07:24I only have a word of appreciation for this group.
07:29I hope we can repeat it again, I hope the selector can repeat it
07:33until the end.
07:36It's very difficult, it's very difficult.
07:39It hurts not to have been able to compete today in the sense of football.
07:45At this point, I think it's a very useful chance of pitching.
07:46It's very delicious.
07:47But again, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
07:48No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
07:49Hemos intentado ...
07:51I can't wait until the last moment to give the maximum as a technical body, the players, and I think
07:59it's just that I can take this time and think about it.
08:07This place is wonderful, it's a dream place.
08:17I've dreamed that in my life I thought that, let's see if I stop, because I'm not capable.
08:30In my life I thought that all the technical body guys thought about being in that place.
08:44The emotion of the Argentine team was really amazing.
08:48Lionel Scaloni was almost crying.
08:51Lionel Messi was the same at the end of the match.
08:53He didn't have the best game, Lionel Messi, but Spanish people, they didn't give him much more space as what
09:00he needs.
09:01But even though they couldn't win, they couldn't keep the championship, they were receiving Argentina as heroes.
09:10Lionel Scaloni was the one who came out first of the airplane.
09:15Messi couldn't go with the delegation.
09:18But let's see how Argentine people received the Argentine team.
09:22Fabian Restivo is in Buenos Aires with the details.
09:27In the end, Spain won the World Cup with a single goal.
09:32Argentina had an admirable campaign, but failed to register a single shot on target in the match.
09:37So, how did Argentina make it this far?
09:41The Argentine people's journey through the World Cup began with little enthusiasm.
09:46The country's social and economic situation, coupled with the fact that Argentina had already won the previous tournament, meant that
09:52expectations were low.
10:03The turning point in this lack of spirit came during the match against Cape Verde, an up-and-coming team
10:08that made Argentines fear for their chances of victory, until Argentina secured a dramatic comeback win.
10:13It was a moment of relief, even though news reports revealed that bread consumption had fallen again and 2,700
10:20bakeries had closed across the country.
10:24I thought we were going home. I said, that's it. This is as far as we go.
10:27It was incredible. There was a lot of pressure, but we managed to get through it.
10:33Fortunately, we're still in the running.
10:35It's beautiful. This is my first time experiencing the World Cup in Buenos Aires, and I really enjoyed it. It
10:41was wonderful. Although I suffered through the match, I was overjoyed in the end.
10:47The match against Egypt was another epic moment. Some saw it as a symbol of hope, believing that if the
10:53national team could bounce back and win, then perhaps the country could overcome its current hardships as well. People celebrated
11:00in the streets.
11:04The suffering was necessary for the Argentine heart to beat stronger.
11:09We were going to win 3-2. I predicted that we would win 3-2. That was my prediction.
11:15No, no. Too much. Too much emotion.
11:20The match against England had many dimensions. It began when Argentina's head coach, Scaloni, made it clear that it was
11:27just a football match.
11:28It ended with a banner painted with the words, Malvinas are Argentine, recalling the legendary Hand of God goal by
11:35Diego Armando Maradona, from the players embracing the banner's message to President Javier Millet insulting those who displayed it.
11:46I knew it was going to be difficult, but I never lost hope. With my family here, anything is possible.
11:52As always, Messi and the entire national team gave us another reason to celebrate. They stood tall and faced the
11:59challenge, as they always do.
12:05Shortly before the match began, President Javier Millet signed a decree allowing a British company to explore for oil in
12:12Argentine waters.
12:13However, on the field, Argentina emerged victorious. And Messi still had more to say.
12:21We know how special the World Cup is to us. For a while, we forget about all the bad things
12:26we're going through.
12:27As you said, there are people who are struggling, people without jobs, people who can't make ends meet, and people
12:33who are constantly fighting just to get by.
12:36In the coming days, including tomorrow and the day after, the people of Argentina will pin their hopes on another
12:43cause.
12:43From Buenos Aires, for TELESUR, Fabián Restivo.
12:48I believe that one of the reasons the Argentine team didn't play as well with Spain, that they use all
12:56the energies against England.
12:58Even for many Argentine, that was a final, and they were so happy that the Argentine team can put the
13:05Malvinas situation up to the full World War II.
13:10But let's go to a short break. Still raining here in Mexico City. But let's go with some Argentine fans
13:18celebrating the second play that for them is like be the best.
13:24There were 48 teams in this World Cup. To be second is a motive to celebrate. Let's go to listen
13:30to some Argentines.
13:33I was excited to be the best.
13:35I was excited to be happy with the result, I am glad that the way that we did, because they
13:38are the best.
13:39They are the best. They really hard to meet with the heart, with the garra.
13:42There are no words to thank Scaloni and to the entire team of the Selección team.
13:47The truth is that they really did very well. A to the whole group complete.
13:51We are proud of this selection, of Scaloni, of everything that they gave.
13:58More than proud, thank you very much.
14:01Thank you very much, thank you very much.
14:02And here we are to support them, and we keep supporting them, and we always support them.
14:05I am with 73 years old.
14:08I am saltean, but I come from Tucumán to the end of the world.
14:12I have lived the three Copas of the World, and I thank you for the years that we have been
14:19happy.
14:19The only thing I have to say is thanks to Scaloni, I don't want to go away.
14:25There are a lot of people who will never be able to live what they did in a few years.
14:29So I thank you very much, I am proud of being Argentine, not only for the football, but for many
14:35more.
14:36And thank you very much, we love them, we are happy.
14:40And I am sure that within a little bit will arrive that fourth estrella that we want.
14:45But now we are very happy with the three that we have.
14:47Thank you Scaloni, I love you.
14:50Welcome to From the Field.
14:52This is the time.
14:54The two teams, Argentina and Spain, they are back in their country.
14:58So we have to do a balance of this World Cup.
15:01Charlie is with us at the studio.
15:04Charlie was our eyes in the city of Mexico.
15:07Thank you, Charlie, you did a fantastic job.
15:10Give me your impression first about yesterday.
15:14I mean, that Argentina that disappoint us because they didn't play as well as we used to see them.
15:19Hi, Carlos, how are you?
15:21We're back.
15:21We're officially here on the set, back here in front of the Azteca.
15:25Yesterday was pretty crazy.
15:26Honestly, we expected a little bit more from Argentina.
15:29I thought before the game that Argentina was going to win 2-0.
15:32And honestly, Spain was controlling the whole game.
15:35We saw it.
15:36It was really amazing how Spain was able to control such a great team, a team that has so much
15:41experience.
15:43No one expected that.
15:44Many people thought Spain would win, but no one thought in that way.
15:47Let's talk about the other achievements.
15:50The golden ball.
15:51The golden ball went to Rodri.
15:54Rodri didn't score, didn't assist.
15:57He was the brain of the Spanish team.
16:00But personally, maybe because of Argentina, I think Messi deserved the best player of the tournament.
16:07I agree.
16:09You're right.
16:09He didn't have no goals, no assists.
16:12What he did have, he had the most amount of passes in the tournament.
16:15And he's a player who ran the most distance in the World Cup.
16:19It's a good prize if you're running track and field.
16:22But I don't know if distance means you're a better player.
16:25Messi took his team to the World Cup final.
16:27And I agree with you that Messi deserved it.
16:29Especially his last World Cup.
16:31And he's 39 years old.
16:34Amazing.
16:35Amazing.
16:35And he was playing his best, even though he didn't play as good in the final.
16:42Mbappé, there is nothing to argue.
16:44He's the one who scored more than any other player.
16:48Messi couldn't score yesterday.
16:49The only thing that I saw on the internet, on Twitter, on Instagram,
16:54is that many people say that the third place match shouldn't count towards the goals.
16:59Because they got eliminated in the semifinals.
17:01They say the third place match shouldn't count towards the Golden Boot award.
17:04But it does.
17:06And it's officially Mbappé's second time winning the Golden Boot in Qatar.
17:10He also won it in 2022.
17:12He had eight goals.
17:13I haven't heard what you are saying, but if it wouldn't count on the third and fourth,
17:18we would have the two of them eight goals.
17:20You would have tied with Messi.
17:21Okay, let's go to the Golden Globe.
17:23Unai Simon, I mean, only scored a goal to him.
17:28What do you think about the Golden Globe?
17:30I agree with you.
17:31I mean, Unai Simon, he had a great tournament.
17:34He had, I think, seven clean sheets.
17:37It's a record for the World Cup.
17:38It's never happened before.
17:40The previous record of clean sheets of no goals, of no receiving no goals, was five.
17:45It's a crazy statistic.
17:47Unai Simon, he deserved it.
17:49Honorable mentions for Vosinha.
17:51He's the most famous goalkeeper of the World Cup.
17:53Of course.
17:53And Dibu Martinez, he had a great final, but Unai Simon.
17:56A great final.
17:56I think it was 11 saves.
17:58I mean, the most that any goalkeeper has in any final.
18:01That was amazing.
18:02Dibu, if he wasn't for Dibu, maybe Argentina would be.
18:06It would have been much worse.
18:08Okay, let's go.
18:09Best goals of the World Cup.
18:12Best goals of the World Cup.
18:13For me, I think in third place is Julio Navarez.
18:17He scored a beautiful goal against Switzerland, and the time when Argentina needed to win.
18:22Yes.
18:23They were in the quarterfinals.
18:25And it was the 2-1 of the game.
18:28They were tied to Argentina 1-1.
18:29They were looking for inspiration.
18:31When they needed it, Julio Navarez showed up and made a beautiful goal to make Argentina go on to the
18:37semifinals.
18:38Let's go to the second.
18:40Enzo Fernandez.
18:41Who did that?
18:43Somebody...
18:43No.
18:45The production team did that.
18:47You know, we are not involved.
18:48Okay, but let's go to Enzo Fernandez.
18:51Argentina wins against England.
18:54They got to think we were biased exactly what you're saying.
18:55But it was another beautiful goal.
18:58It was an important game for Argentina.
19:00Also for England.
19:01It was a semifinal.
19:02When they were tied.
19:031-1.
19:05They needed...
19:06When they were losing 1-0, they needed a hero.
19:08Enzo Fernandez showed up.
19:09He scored a beautiful goal and had a very nice celebration.
19:14Guess who was in third place?
19:16Another Argentine.
19:18But this was against Argentina, against Cape Verde.
19:21Everybody remember Sidney Lopez.
19:24Great goal, no?
19:24That was a crazy goal.
19:26Great story.
19:27And that day, love won.
19:28Because once he scored that goal, he ran across the field and wanted to go celebrate for his girlfriend.
19:33That's why we gave him the number one place.
19:35It was a beautiful goal and for love.
19:37I agree with you.
19:38Best matches.
19:40Which one?
19:41Number three.
19:42Number three was a match that many people didn't expect.
19:45Brazil versus Norway.
19:47Everyone thought Brazil was going to win.
19:49But Haaland, with his great personality, he scored a head goal.
19:52And then the second goal, very calmly, he scored another goal towards Brazil.
19:57One of the main stars of this World Cup.
19:59Everybody's talking about Haaland.
20:01Number two, Argentina, Cape Verde.
20:04That's a crazy game.
20:05Also, a great game from Cape Verde.
20:07Not necessarily from Argentina, but we had to give it to Cape Verde because they had a great tournament.
20:12They stopped Argentina almost.
20:15And they stopped Spain.
20:16Spain couldn't beat them.
20:17Absolutely.
20:18And Argentina neither.
20:19And they say Bosnia is going to go to play with Messi.
20:23And Miami.
20:23That would be amazing.
20:25It would be great if that happened.
20:26Let's go to the number one.
20:28Number one, it had to go towards Argentina, England.
20:31Not only because of the game itself, but because of everything around the game.
20:35It was very political.
20:37And Argentina showed the world that they are still strong and sent a great message about the Malvinas.
20:43Absolutely.
20:44Everybody knew about what's going on in Malvinas.
20:47Let's go to the best players.
20:48Number three, you already mentioned, from Norway.
20:52Haaland.
20:53Great game.
20:53His personality really showed up in this World Cup.
20:56He's the striker from Manchester City.
20:58Not much personality before, but when the World Cup started, he started showing more stories.
21:03And people really fell in love with this player.
21:06Wonderful personality because that guy.
21:08And a great future.
21:09Let's go to number two.
21:12Somebody who, I mean, you said he was MVP.
21:15He deserved it.
21:16Mbappé.
21:17He scored the most amount of goals in the World Cup.
21:19There's no way that we couldn't name the Frenchman.
21:22And the one and only.
21:24Number one.
21:26Lionel Andres Messi.
21:27The best player in the history.
21:30He couldn't get the final, but he deserves it.
21:33He gave his heart and soul for the team.
21:37Who else could it be?
21:38Absolutely.
21:39I agree with you, Lionel Messi.
21:40Charlie, thank you.
21:41Thank you very much.
21:42Stay with me first until the end of the show.
21:45But now we want to show you, I mean, there were so many side stories in this World Cup.
21:51The problem with Iran.
21:54The situation with Palestine.
21:56In the middle of the World Cup, it was an awful earthquake that hit Venezuela.
22:01Let's see all those stories.
22:04All the people from Venezuela, we know them.
22:08It brought millions of people to the same emotion.
22:12The World Cup 2026 comes to an end after weeks of unforgettable thrills and breathtaking stories, but also inevitable controversies.
22:20It was a tournament marked by debates over politics, commercialization and inequality.
22:26But above all, the world was once again reminded what football remains the people's sport.
22:31This World Cup belonged not only to champions, but to dreamers.
22:35Cape Verde proved that a small nation can stand among football giants.
22:40Norway inspired a generation by returning to the world's biggest stage with courage and belief.
22:44Argentina showed that even amid economic hardship and social uncertainty, unity, resilience and passion can still wear the colors of
22:53a national team.
22:54Because football has never just been 90 minutes. It is memory and identity.
23:00For millions living through difficult times, this tournament became something greater than entertainment.
23:06In Palestine, where families continue to endure Israel's devastating genocide, football earned rare moments of solace and joy.
23:13In Cuba, where decades of the U.S. blockade continued to shape everyday life, every match became another opportunity to
23:20celebrate amid the hardships.
23:22And perhaps no image captures the spirit better than Venezuela.
23:27Just weeks after the double earthquake of June 24, as the world continues to marvel at the resilience of a
23:33people who keep moving forward and face their challenges with unity and brotherhood,
23:37the children of earthquake hit La Guayra gather around television screens to watch the World Cup together.
23:43In the middle of uncertainty, football giving them something every child deserves, a reason to smile.
23:49The final whistle might have ended on this World Cup, but long after the trophy is lifted, what remains are
23:56the stories and the hope.
23:57That is why football is, and will always be, the most beautiful game in the world.
24:05Okay, this is it, the last episode from the field.
24:09I want really thanks Telesur to give me the opportunity.
24:12I want to thank Charlie, who was working with us.
24:15And there are so many people in this team that I would love to mention all of them, but I
24:20have to mention a few.
24:21One by name is not a good field really, but first, Hillary and Denise, the brain of the show from
24:28Caracas.
24:29You know what's happening in Caracas.
24:31Hillary in the middle of the earthquake was saying, keep calm.
24:35We are going live.
24:36We stay live.
24:38The two of those that did a fantastic job here.
24:40Aaron was the floor manager.
24:44We have fantastic floor manager and camera.
24:48Lester was the floor manager.
24:50Victor was working on the field and here.
24:53And, of course, we have to say Larry, Johnny, Luis, who was with the internet.
24:58And if I don't mention Ronaldo, he's going to be upset.
25:01Rolando is in charge of all that.
25:04And, of course, Patricia Villegas, the head of Telesur.
25:07Thank you very much for the opportunity.
25:09Thank you for being with us.
25:11And I hope you enjoyed the World Cup as much as we did.
25:16Thank you very much.
25:17See you very soon.
25:17Bye-bye.
25:19It's great for all the people of Venezuela.
25:21We know for the terrible thanks that they are passing.
25:25We have a lot of strength.
25:38We're all closely following the situation, and I urge everyone who can to help in any way possible by donating
25:44food, toys, and basic necessities.
25:46I want to send a big hug to all the Venezuelan people, from me and my family, and wish you
25:51much peace amid the difficulties you're facing in Venezuela.
25:53We send all the Venezuelan people our heartfelt regards, our strength, and our full support from here.
25:59We all know how people suffer in situations like this.
26:01We've been through it many times in Ecuador, and as I said, wherever we are, we'll try to help all
26:06the people of Venezuela.
26:07And I want to send my support and a big hug to all the people who are going through a
26:11difficult time in Venezuela,
26:12to all the people who deserve a better life in that country, in that great country.
26:16The national team and the players wanted to send you a hug and lots of strength.
26:21And so do the people of Cape Verde.
26:23We are with you. Hugs.
26:24Hello.
26:27To send you a hug.
26:29If you are super fan,
26:31when you make me good,
26:32I want to invite you to see a my team and enjoy it.
26:36Okay.
27:07Venezuela, keep strong, carry on. You're in our prayers. We're praying for you. Keep strong, Venezuela.
27:15God bless the beautiful people of Venezuela. Fuerza, Venezuela.
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