Hours after Argentina defeated England 2-1 in Atlanta and secured its place in the final, Josep Pedrerol, a renowned Spanish journalist, did not hold back.
The host of El Chiringuito looked at the camera and said: “Let them enjoy it, they don’t know what’s coming”. For the Catalan journalist, the Argentinians “already think they are champions” ahead of time.
The curious thing is that days earlier, Pedrerol himself had showered Messi and the national team with praise after the win over Egypt. Now he changed his tone, and he was not alone: Tomás Roncero also stirred things up by saying that a Spanish victory “is worth three World Cups to me”.
Spain reaches the final after eliminating France 2-0 in Arlington. On Sunday, at New York’s MetLife Stadium, Argentinians and Spaniards will finally settle it on the pitch.