Julian Alvarez revealed in October that Pep Guardiola predicted Argentina would be the favourites to win the World Cup.
Lionel Messi and Co. secured their place in the final, after the great man’s penalty as well as Alvarez’s brilliant brace in a 3-0 annihilation of Croatia.
The winner of the other semi-final between France and Morocco will meet Argentina in the World Cup final.
Julian Alvarez, the hero of the night has discussed how Pep Guardiola always backed La Albiceleste.
What did Pep Guardiola say about Argentina winning the World Cup?
In an interview with ESPN, the £14.1 million ace discussed how Guardiola was the only one at the club to rightly predict that Argentina would be the biggest contenders to lift the World Cup trophy.
“They [the players] were in the locker room chatting about the candidates to win the World Cup and they mentioned Portugal, France, all the teams from here [Europe].”
“I didn’t say anything. And Guardiola told them, ‘Do you know who has the most chance best chance? He pointed at me.”
It looks like Pep Guardiola could have been right all along
Several fans and pundits alike backed Brazil to go all the way, due to the presence of an in-form Neymar alongside perhaps one of, if not the most star-studded squad in Qatar.
In addition, a European team has won the World Cup every time since 2006, which only made one of the sides huge contenders to bring it home once again.
However, it seems as if Pep Guardiola always knew that Julian Alvarez and his fellow countrmen could win the World Cup.
Ultimately, Guardiola’s football IQ does not come as a surprise, as he is hailed as one of the game’s greatest ever coaches for a reason
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