From Egypt to England… How did number 92 become Argentina’s symbol in the World Cup?

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The number 92 has become the distinctive symbol of Argentina’s national team on its way to the 2026 World Cup finals in America, Canada and Mexico.

Argentina beat England 2-1 to qualify for 2026 World Cup finalsWednesday at Atlanta Stadium in the semifinals.

The Latin side booked their place in a second straight final in dramatic fashion after turning a 0-1 deficit into a 2-1 victory in less than 10 minutes.

While Enzo Fernandez equalized in the 85th minute, Lautaro Martinez scored the decisive winner in the second minute of stoppage time (92nd), when he headed home Lionel Messi’s cross.

Lautaro repeated what his teammate Enzo Fernandez did 8 days ago, namely last Tuesday during the match against Egypt in the 16th round of the World Cup.

With the score tied at 2-2, Enzo scored the decisive winner in the second minute of stoppage time (92nd), after he headed Lautaro Martinez’s cross into the net.

It is noteworthy that the Argentine national team is participating in the final match of the World Cup for the 2nd time in a row, after appearing in the finals of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar, when they won the title at the expense of the French national team.

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