{"id":77925,"date":"2022-12-14T15:14:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T14:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/world-cup-final-everyone-wanted-us-to-lose-in-qatar-argentina-star-martinez"},"modified":"2022-12-14T15:14:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T14:14:01","slug":"world-cup-final-everyone-wanted-us-to-lose-in-qatar-argentina-star-martinez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/world-cup-final-everyone-wanted-us-to-lose-in-qatar-argentina-star-martinez","title":{"rendered":"World Cup final: Everyone wanted us to lose in Qatar \u2013 Argentina star, Martinez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Argentina goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez, has said everyone wanted his team to lose in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez said this after Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0 in the World Cup semi-final tie on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old will now hope to lead Argentina to victory in the World Cup final on Sunday when they will face the winner between Morocco and France.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe it,\u201d Martinez said at his post-match press conference. \u201cI just can\u2019t believe it, mate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe lost the first game. All of a sudden it is everything upside down. People doubted us. Obviously, we lost the unbeaten run of 36 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst Mexico, the first half was a little bit sloppy. Everyone wanted us to lose, so it is us against the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so glad that this 26 [man] group of players are all fighters and we have got 45 million Argentinians all behind us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is just amazing. We feel the crowd on the streets \u2013 they are all full of Argentinians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time we play we are at home. We feel like we are at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Argentina goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez, has said everyone wanted his team to lose in Qatar. 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