32 years ago, Albiceleste also lost the opening match of the World Cup, but eventually reached the final
The defeat of the Argentina national team from the team of Saudi Arabia is so far the main sensation of the first round of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar. Messi and Co. not only lost to the team, which everyone wrote down as outsiders of the quartet, but also interrupted their impressive streak of 36 matches without defeat.
The failure of one of the main favorites of the tournament forced analysts to revise their predictions for the winner of the World Cup. Even two weeks before the start of the World Cup, Argentina’s chances of reaching the final, according to Theanalyst’s calculations, were estimated at 22%, and at 13% of winning the tournament.
Only Brazil was quoted above albiceleste: 25.7% – to reach the final, 16.3% – to win the tournament.
Now Argentina has fallen to sixth place in the list of contenders for victory in the tournament. Albiceleste’s chances of reaching the final are now estimated at 14.2%, of winning the tournament at 8.6%. But the chances of Brazil have grown: Brazil: 28.8% – to reach the final, 18.73% – to win the tournament.
But do not forget about an important nuance. 32 years ago, at the 1990 World Cup, Argentina, being in the status of world champion, also lost its opening match in the tournament, and Cameroon, which was also considered an outsider at that time, was a group (0:1). However, this did not stop the team, led by the legendary Diego Maradona, eventually reaching the final of the tournament, where Argentina lost to Germany. Let’s see what happens with Messi.
Source: Sportarena
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