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Lionel Messi only scored one goal Argentina suffered a cruel defeat of 3 -4 against France and was eliminated Saturday from the 2018 FIFA World Cup. With a million fans, Lionel Messi Jorge Sampaoli refused to leave his post as head coach of Argentina: "Beyond pain, you have to have courage. The fact that I'm here, where I wanted to be, I do not think about "the possibility of resigning," Sampaoli told reporters, adding that it was too early to badyze his team's mistakes. was a "football game" for "dealing with a team that was very fast in its transitions" from defense to attack.
"There will surely be different factors to badyze that are not just about whether you have won or lost," Sampaoli said Saturday:
The coach recalled that Argentina had briefly taken the head early in the second half, but that the 2-2 EQ was "very difficult to explain" .Sampaoli was referring to a goal in the 57th minute Defender Benjamin Pavard, who scored his first goal for the Blue at a half-volley of rocket just before the penalty area, went from the left to a cross from the left.
Argentina lost 3-4 in France in the first round of tournament 16. Teen star Kylian Mbappe hit twice and took the game aside from Messi-led side.
In the second game of the round of 16, Uruguay beat Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Edinson Cavani scored twice (7th and 62nd minutes) in the match.
(With IANS Entries)