“It’s us against the world,” he said.And albeit we’re not sure that’s true, this Emiliano Martinez’s opinion tells you a lot about the attitude of Lionel Scaloni’s boys towards this World Cup.After that shocking 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the tournament, Argentina bounced back like a true giant, making it all the way through to the finals with a series of impressive wins.Messi and Alvarez dismantle Croatia for the World Cup finalMessi’s ingeniousness aside, one of the pillars of this long and successful ‘trip’ for the South Americans has been Emiliano Dibu Martinez.The 30-year-old keeper – raised in Arsenal’s youth setups – is having an almost perfect tournament. And less than four years ago – while Messi and co. were playing in the previous World Cup – Dibu was just a genuine fan on the terraces. Incredible road for this excellent custodian.Came to the stadium as a fan in 2018 and got Argentina through to the final 4 years later🥹 pic.twitter.com/KIdlewjmzA— 🇦🇷 (@lewyball) December 15, 2022 “I just can’t believe it we’re here. We lost the first game. All of sudden, it’s everything upside down. People doubted us. Obviously, we lost the unbeaten run of 36 games,” Martinez said to beIN Sports of his team’s scratchy start to the World Cup.”Against Mexico, the first half was a little bit sloppy. Everyone wanted us to lose, so it’s us against the rest of the world.”I am so glad that this 26 [man] group of players are all fighters, and we’ve got 45 million Argentinians all behind us.More help for Messi: 40.000 Gauchos are coming to Qatar”It’s just amazing. We feel the crowd on the streets – they’re all full of Argentinians. Every time we play, we’re at home. We feel like we’re at home,” concludes Dibu, a fan between the posts.QATAR 2022 WORLD CUPTHIRD-PLACE MATCHSaturday18.00: (2.50) Croatia (3.35) Morocco (3.05)WORLD CUP FINALSunday18.00: (2.90) Argentina (3.05) France (2.85)***odd are subject to change
