{"id":516327,"date":"2026-07-20T12:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/?p=516327"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:47:16","slug":"video-lionel-scaloni-breaks-down-in-tears-and-casts-doubt-on-argentina-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/video-lionel-scaloni-breaks-down-in-tears-and-casts-doubt-on-argentina-future\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Lionel Scaloni breaks down in tears and casts doubt on Argentina future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni became emotional after his team&#8217;s 1-0 loss to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, admitting he needs time to decide whether he will remain in charge of the national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his post-match press conference at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Scaloni struggled to contain his emotions while reflecting on the defeat and his future. The coach said he plans to speak with Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia before making a decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As for me, I have to speak with the president. I need time to decide what I want to do. I also feel the need to think because I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;ll be able to achieve something as great as this again. We&#8217;ll have to talk. I&#8217;m grateful to the president,&#8221; Scaloni said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scaloni&#8217;s current contract with Argentina is set to expire in December. Although he did not announce his departure, his comments left uncertainty over whether he will continue leading the reigning Copa Am\u00e9rica champions after the World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni couldn&#39;t finish his World Cup final press conference after breaking down in tears \ud83d\ude22 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qVZ0IDXL66\">pic.twitter.com\/qVZ0IDXL66<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/footballontnt\/status\/2079125893415362583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni became emotional after his team&#8217;s 1-0 loss to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, admitting he needs time to decide whether he will remain in charge of the national team. During his post-match press conference at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Scaloni struggled to contain his emotions while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":516332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[40943,6],"tags":[15097,15222],"class_list":["post-516327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","category-sports","tag-argentina","tag-fifa"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-2ajR","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/3bc3940cc86f5d76ad29ce840d6debd96fca53e6-e1784553509679.webp","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Football","Sports"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/3bc3940cc86f5d76ad29ce840d6debd96fca53e6-e1784553509679.webp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}