Former Albanian National Team coach, Edi Reja, commented for the Italian newspaper "Il Messaggero Veneto" on the 2026 World Cup final, where Spain triumphed over Argentina, praising the performance of Luis de la Fuente's team.
According to the Italian coach, Spain's success came thanks to the strength of the group and excellent organization on the field.
" I saw an extraordinary Spain, who dominated the game from the first minute to the end. De la Fuente managed to transform a team with so many champions into a real team. It's a pleasure to see them play in harmony, with everyone working for each other. Completely different from Argentina, where everything revolved around Messi and his teammates worked for him ," said Reja.
Also analyzing Argentina's approach to the final, Reja criticized the behavior of Lionel Scaloni's players, highlighting the episode with Enzo Fernandez.
" They tried to intimidate the opponents, as they did against England, but against Spain it didn't work. Enzo Fernandez had already received a yellow card, so I don't understand what he meant by that absurd foul. After that moment, everything became easier for Spain. I don't think Scaloni could have done much more. In the end they lost 1-0 after extra time. However, I can only congratulate him on his journey, which brought Argentina a World Cup and two Copa America trophies ," concluded the former Albania coach.
Real reason was the Pancart about Malvine, so USA and England were counter Argentina wining world Cup, so... take out one player with red card. So Spain ..... won afte 120 min....