Julian Alvarez, the Argentine striker, stressed the importance of the victory achieved by his country's national team over the Egyptian national team.
The Egyptian national team bid farewell to the World Cup from the round of 16 after losing to the defending champion Argentina 3-2 in the most exciting match of the World Cup.
Julian Alvarez said in statements to journalists: "I feel immense happiness and indescribable emotions. I am not usually an emotional person, but I was greatly affected while watching the final minutes from the substitutes' bench. The way we won today, and what happened in the final moments, makes it one of the most important matches for Argentina in recent years".
He added, "The talk between the two halves and during stoppages was crucial. Our message was always the same: not to lose faith and to fight until the end. We were confident that the goals would come because we possess the necessary quality, and fortunately we succeeded in turning the score around in the dying moments, and we all celebrated this victory".
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He stressed, "The Egyptian national team deserves all the praise, as the match was extremely complex. This World Cup proves that all encounters are difficult and close. We were controlling the flow of play, but they succeeded in scoring at surprising times, which is a lesson that pushes us to exercise more caution and develop ourselves, while maintaining our style of imposing control over the ball".
He concluded his statements, "Messi was moving and influential as usual. We saw him very enthusiastic, and he scored a new goal to confirm to everyone that he is a living legend. We are happy to play alongside him and support him always. We also thank our fans from the depths of our hearts for their great support today, and we promise them that we will fight for them until the last minute of the World Cup".
After the Egyptian national team took a two-goal lead, the Tango turned the score around in the final minutes and scored 3 goals.
So the Egyptian national team exits the World Cup with heads held high after delivering a strong and distinguished performance throughout the tournament matches.
