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The Argentina national team has proven in recent years that penalties are no longer a loophole or a pending score.
Heading into Sunday’s World Cup final against Spain at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, coach Lionel Scalloni has a panel of specialist kickers in addition to those who line them up, and the final decision rests with the players at the end of regulation and extra time. “TyC Sport” Argentinian.
If the final ends in a draw, penalties will come to the fore, as was the case at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the 2024 Copa America.
The choice of implementers depends on the players who will remain on the field, especially since each team has 6 substitutions, 5 during the match and one more during extra time.
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Argentina arrive with a lot of confidence in any penalty shootout scenario, having won their last 3 encounters this way, against the Netherlands in the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, then France in the final of the same tournament and finally Ecuador in the 2024 quarter-finals, playing more of the Copa América in Emmerique’s role. than one occasion.
Leg contenders
Lionel Messi. The undisputed number one enforcer as he always starts the penalty shootout for Argentina and is expected to do so again if he is on the pitch, despite missing two penalties at the 2026 World Cup against Austria and Egypt.
Gonzalo Montiel. One of the most consistent penalty shootout players, Messi has participated in the last 3 series of the Argentina national team. He scored 18 of 20 penalty kicks in his career, and scored the winner in the World Cup final in Qatar against France.
Leandro Paredes. He is considered one of the main options, as he has scored regularly with Boca Juniors and was also among the players for the 2022 World Cup against the Netherlands and France.
Lautaro Martinez. He is always on the specialist list after his strike against Holland and his penalty for Inter Milan.
Julian Alvarez. He is also one of the first options and scored against Ecuador in the Copa America. He is also responsible for penalty kicks for Atletico Madrid.
Additional options
In addition to the main five, Scaloni has several reliable alternatives, the most notable of which are:
- Nicolas Otamendi. He scored the decisive shot against Ecuador, which gave Argentina a ticket to the semi-finals.
- Alexis McAllister. He hit his shot in the same series and is the option the coaching staff relies on.
- Enzo Fernandez. Despite missing the spot-kick against the Netherlands at the World Cup in Qatar, he is still in Scaloni’s calculations as a potential striker.
Scalloni: I have decided the order of execution
After beating Ecuador on penalties in the Copa America, Scalloni revealed that the order of execution was entirely his decision.
He said at the press conference. “I spoke, I gathered everyone, I said: Leo first, then I started counting until I reached the last one.”
He added that the technical staff was hesitant about the identity of the fifth striker, saying: “It was between Nicolas Otamendi and Nicolas Gonzalez. Ota took the responsibility because he was doing well in his team (Benfica) and we also had Nico as an option.”
Who took the penalties in the match against Ecuador?
Lionel Messi. He missed the first shot.
Julian Alvarez. hit the second shot.
Alexis McAllister. hit the third shot.
Gonzalo Montiel. He scored the fourth blow.
Nicolas Otamendi. scored the fifth shot and Argentina won (4-2).
