{"id":1893,"date":"2026-07-20T17:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/?p=1893"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:24:48","slug":"they-were-the-better-side-scaloni-concedes-spain-superiority-in-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/they-were-the-better-side-scaloni-concedes-spain-superiority-in-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;They were the better side&#8221;: Scaloni concedes Spain superiority in World Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21.png 1000w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-21-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Argentina fell to a 1-0 defeat against Spain in the World Cup final, with &#8216;Albiceleste&#8217; boss Lionel Scaloni admitting &#8216;La Roja&#8217; were worthy winners in the showpiece event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A somber Lionel Scaloni admitted to feeling sad in the wake of defeat, noting he had a &#8220;whole lot of things to say&#8221; that were best kept behind closed doors for now. The &#8216;Albiceleste&#8217; coach maintained that his players remain gracious in both victory and defeat, while candidly acknowledging that the side led by his friend Luis de la Fuente &#8220;were the better team&#8221; on the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;That is the truth,&#8221; he added with an air of resignation. Having guided Argentina to their historic third world title four years ago, Scaloni saw the chance to secure a fourth slip away on Sunday following the 1-0 loss to Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the heartbreak, he insisted that the magnitude of their journey remains significant. &#8220;I do remember the runners-up, because getting here is difficult. You have to place enormous value on what we have achieved,&#8221; he reflected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I have a lot of things to say about how we got here, but it is not worth it,&#8221; he remarked, hinting at the various hurdles his squad overcame throughout the knockout phases of the World Cup..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasised that while they were outplayed by a superior opponent, the squad&#8217;s tournament exploits should not be forgotten. &#8220;To the country, I want to say that we gave everything,&#8221; he declared, describing his team as &#8220;a great example for the people.&#8221; &#8220;When you lose, you have to get back up,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina fell to a 1-0 defeat against Spain in the World Cup final, with &#8216;Albiceleste&#8217; boss Lionel Scaloni<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1895,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893\/revisions\/1895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}