Football NewsThe GuardianUnverified source· 20 Jul 2026

‘Beyond reproach’: Argentinian media praises Scaloni’s team despite World Cup final defeat

Clarín says team ‘gave it their all’ in losing effortLa Nación: ‘They are the pride of the nation’After Argentina lost 1-0 to Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday, in what is likely to be Lionel Messi’s last World Cup, the nation’s media celebrated the team while admitting that the Europeans had been the better side.The cover of Clarín, the country’s best-selling newspaper, showed a photo of Messi crying under the headline: “They gave it their all: [there is] nothing to blame them for.” In its editorial, the outlet said that “beyond the final result, and setting aside the strictly sporting aspects, there was, as never before, a special bond between the people and their national team”. Continue reading...

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