Brazil and Argentina were the favorite teams to win the Qatar World Cup. Many predicted that the Canaries would lift their sixth world title in Qatar, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals with an unexpected defeat. On the same day, Argentina overcame a tough challenge against the Netherlands and progressed to the semi-finals.
Argentinian player Pappu Gomes has now revealed how he felt about Brazil’s defeat.
He said that when Brazil was eliminated in the quarter-finals, Team Argentina was jumping as if they had won and were confident that they could take the title to Argentina. Pappu Gomes said these things in an interview given to Dissports.
“Brazil’s quarter-final match was before we were going to play against Holland. We were all convinced that once Brazil was out, we could win the World Cup.
We talked about it. When Brazil were eliminated by Croatia, we were jumping like winners,’ he said.
However, things were going the way Argentina wanted. Argentina defeated the Dutch in a similar fashion when Croatia defeated Brazil.
Argentina beat former champions France in the final to win the World Cup in Qatar after beating Brazil’s defeated Croatia.
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