They affirmed their confidence that Messi would repeat Maradona's achievement in the World Cup
Argentine fans: The Emirates camp is the "Tango" gate to the World Cup title
A section of some of the Argentine national team fans.
Photography: Eric Arazas
A distinguished presence of Al-Abyad fans in the Argentina friendly yesterday.
Photography: Eric Arazas
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Argentine fans expressed their happiness for the "Tango" team to hold its final preparatory camp in the Emirates, before competing in the "Qatar 2022" World Cup, which begins next Sunday, during which the "Tango" will start its match against Saudi Arabia on the 22nd of this month in Group C.
They assured "Emirates Today" that the Argentine camp in the Emirates is the gateway to the "Tango" to achieve the World Cup title for the third time in its history, after winning the Cup twice in 1978 and 1986, pointing out that the atmosphere in the country is wonderful and suitable for preparing the Argentine national team to compete in the world championship.
Pedro said that he came from Argentina to the Emirates, after learning that the "Tango" will take place in the preparation camp in Abu Dhabi, explaining that he will go after the friendly match that took place yesterday between the national team and the "Tango" to Qatar to watch the team's matches from the stadium.
He said that he was confident in Argentina's abilities to reach the final and achieve the title, indicating that he had booked the residence until the end of the tournament.
He pointed out that choosing the technical staff for the "Tango" to set up the camp in the Emirates is an exemplary decision, stressing that the atmosphere in Abu Dhabi is wonderful, and it suits the players before moving on to the stage of official matches.
For their part, Matias and Rafael confirmed that they reside in the Emirates, and said that they did not believe that the Argentine national team would come to the Emirates to set up the preparation camp before participating in the World Cup.
Matthias added, "I am fortunate to witness the latest preparations for (tango) before traveling to start the team's journey in the most important tournament in the world."
He explained, "We will certainly travel to Qatar to watch Argentina from inside the stadiums, and we hope that the team will achieve a strong start next week."
He continued, "Playing with the Emirates is very beneficial for us, especially since the team's playing method is similar to that of the Saudi national team, as the match will not be easy, because the first round is always difficult, and it witnesses a great focus from all teams to achieve a strong start."
He explained, "Argentina has a good group of players, and it is a strong candidate to win the title, and I expect it to find strong competition from Germany, Brazil and France."
3 Argentinian friends travel behind the "tango" from Buenos Aires
Yesterday, three friends from the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, Branko, Ahan, and Amancio, came to Abu Dhabi and headed from the airport to the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.
Amancio spoke, saying: “We had planned for a long time to attend the World Cup matches, while we changed our plans after Argentina announced the establishment of the preparation camp in the UAE, as we decided to travel to Abu Dhabi and go to Dubai for tourism, before we travel to Qatar on the 21st of this month.” .
He added, "Argentina is ready to achieve the World Cup title, and I expect Lionel Messi to repeat the achievement of the late legend Diego Armando Maradona, when he led (Tango) to win the title of the 1986 edition in Mexico."
He concluded by saying, "I hope that the final will witness a historic confrontation between Argentina and Brazil, as happened in the last edition of the Copa America, and that (Tango) will achieve the title at the expense of its traditional rival, so that it becomes a championship for history."
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