{"id":16328,"date":"2026-11-12T19:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T19:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/scaloni-to-stay-on-as-argentina-coach-until-2030-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T19:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T19:45:51","slug":"scaloni-to-stay-on-as-argentina-coach-until-2030-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/scaloni-to-stay-on-as-argentina-coach-until-2030-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Scaloni to stay on as Argentina coach until 2030 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"412\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Scaloni-to-stay-on-as-Argentina-coach-until-2030-World-Cup.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"scaloni\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Scaloni-to-stay-on-as-Argentina-coach-until-2030-World-Cup.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/scaloni-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/scaloni-58x35.png 58w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/scaloni-260x158.png 260w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/scaloni-200x121.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lionel Scaloni on Thursday agreed to stay on as coach of Argentina\u2019s national football team until after the 2030 World Cup, ending the doubts that had been swirling since this year\u2019s World Cup final defeat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scaloni\u2019s decision to renew his contract was announced by Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia at a press conference with the 48-year-old manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scaloni, who took the Albiceleste to victory at the 2022 tournament in Qatar, told reporters he was as enthusiastic as \u201con day one\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA new project begins now,\u201d he said a month after Lionel Messi, the team\u2019s leading light for 20 years, bowed out of international football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tapia said that Scaloni would be the Argentina manager with the most World Cups under his belt by the time his contract ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scaloni had cast doubt on his future with the team after Argentina\u2019s 1-0 defeat by Spain in a bad-tempered July 19 World Cup final in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has been coach for eight years, taking over in September 2018, after a traumatic World Cup in Russia, where Argentina were <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">eliminated in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scaloni took over one of the most prestigious jobs in football without any prior experience and built the team into one widely considered the best in Argentine history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides the 2022 World Cup he coached Argentina to two Copa America titles, in 2021 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He now faces the task of taking the team forward without his 39-year-old talisman Messi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat must remain is this team spirit, this feeling of unity among the players and the people,\u201d he said after losing the final to Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/scaloni-to-stay-on-as-argentina-coach-until-2030-world-cup\/\">Scaloni to stay on as Argentina coach until 2030 World Cup<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Scaloni on Thursday agreed to stay on as coach of Argentina\u2019s national football team until after the 2030 World Cup, ending the doubts that had been swirling since this&hellip; 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