@@TheCudder4life lol for America? Baaaaahahahaha nobody gives a ish about it. I don't think 1 out of 200 people I could ask even F ing knows about it. Nice try 🤣😂 The Super Bowl, World Series, NBA finals, reg NFL games, College Bowl games, regular college football games, PGA majors ect ect ect ect ect ect ect ect ect are all bigger than the World Cup. You on crack? F outta here, boy
I remember having no confidence in Argentina in 2014 then being very surprised how well they played in that final. Missing one chance in WC is like missing 10 in a league game.
yep and Ali was upset too, Columbia was so close in 2010 but got unlucky vs Paraguay. Just goes to show how close South American qualifier is that Argentina could have stayed at home.
Fess up, Zaba! If you ask Messi or Di Maria if they'd rather have their countless club trophies or one World Cup, they don't even blink before picking the WC. And 2014 was a special kind of heartbreak for a new generation, those of us who were too young to remember 1986 and 1990, and got used to not expecting much until suddenly, it was Independence Day 2014 and we'd qualified for our first final in 24 years. We'll never forget that moment of hope, or the pain that followed.
@@mr_man06 in some asian countries people cheer for brazil and Argentina coz their countries can't qualify for wc . football quality is low in those countries. so if u live in those countries its normal too see people from those countries cheering for another country just like club football. if your country never qualify u cheer for another country.
@@whitewolf1289 fair enough but the statement "long term Argentina fan" is still pretty weird lol. Most neutrals just go into tournaments to enjoy the football (ofcourse they still have their favourites).... to each his own I guess 😅
@@mr_man06 There is no we no matter what your country is. You have nothing to do with any national team no matter in which part of the planet you were born. There is no we in football, you don't gain anything if your country wins the World Cup.
Messi , di maria when he not inured , mascherno , Romero always gave it there all. Mascherno was always to bust helping defense couldn’t help Messi in attack . But now is different the player play for Messi die for messi and Argentina
You see Dan, that's why Ronaldo would never give you an interview. "Would you exchange everything at city for the World cup" 😂😂. Dan toying with Zabalet's whole legacy.
Lol, Dan focusing on Higuain...Higuain miss, Messi miss, Palacios miss. Germany had some of their own chances of course, but nothing CLOSE to those that Argentina squandered.
Honestly I think about Messi’s miss in the final more than Higuain’s. One of the best players of all time arguably the best at that moment playing in the biggest game with an opportunity to cement his name as the greatest forever.
i mean messi is the greatest ever whether he wins a world cup or not. honestly he has won everything but the coupe de france (only played once) and the world cup, in which he has reached a final. he has also won copa america and finalissma reaching multiple copa america finals. he has also reached 3 consecutive finals in 2014 2015 and 2016 just lost all of them and people trash on him. messi shut those haters in the copa america and finalissma tho lol. i really want him to win the world cup.
@@rohangeorge712 That’s your opinion. I remember when Chile beat them back to back & no one cared unlike when Argentina won it was celebrated as the greatest win in a long time. Plus he’s only played in 3 UCL finals, sure he has 4 medals but he himself has only played in 3 finals. Either way Argentina & Brazil are the two favorites for this World Cup & majority of the fans are rooting for them so we’ll see what happens.
Him not playing in 2010 is same reason Zanetti and cambiasso didn't get picked, Maradona was out of his depth as a manager. He let his ego get in the way and picked many of average player playing in Argentinian domestic league over top class established players
2014 run was very laborious, don't know how they reached the final? I still remember how the Swiss wasted an open-goal chance in the 120 min, and Robben wasted a similar one in the 90 min. However, they paid the price of luck in the final through the genius Higuain haha. That being said, this 2022's team looks more robust.
What a bunch of nonesense , they had a solid team not the best in term of talent and depth but they Had Messi who made the difference in an instant like that Switzerland game and actually their best game was against Germany , they dominated Germany most of the game untill the additional time and if Higuain scored that or Palacio nobody would argue if they deserved to win that game , and btw Robben did not waste an open goal Mascherano blocked it you're acting like Luck was the reason and just like Switzerland wasted chances , So did Argentina , you don't reach the final by luck , especially when You play teams like Belgium , Netherlands to get to it
But they lost 1-0 in extra time against a German team that embarrassed Brazil,so surely they were a good team...as Pablo said,they probably had the better chances in that game
@@Trance18 They didn't dominate Germany as they had relied on the counter attackes; that's why all the 3 Argentinian chances in the final + the offside goal were from one-on-one situations with Neuer. On the other hand, Germany wasted the most dangerous chance through Höwedes by hitting the post in the 45 min.
@@yaman3566 go watch the game again, Argentina were superior, I am not saying this as I favored them the opposite i was so surprised, Argentina controled the midfield that game as Messi dropped To the middle and actually the German defense had to endure pressure and if Higuain scored that may be we would've seen a nother game but with the Germans you have to play till the final whistle and Argentina kinda got tired in additional team ,overall Germany were by far the best team in the tournament but Argentina played better in that final
Winning the world Cup requires a team. Italy 2006 had champions on the bench. Germany beat Argentina with their bench. Who has the best bench in Qatar? Thats the winning team.
Paolo Dybala, Marcos Acuna, Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez, Lisandro Martinez, Papu Gomez, Angel Correa and in some cases Angel diMaria will come off the Bench
wow!! I didn't knew that was the reason why we didn't have left and right back, we played otamendi as a rb ... germany run all over us, I loved maradona but god he was a bad manager, what a waste.
It will be hilarious if Europe captures another WC. Everyone has been hyping the South Americans forgetting Europeans have absolutely monopolized and personalized the last 4 editions. Knockout stages of the WC be looking like Euros.
Well WC 2018 was held in Russia, Europe had very strong teams. 2014 was a really big miss tbh, almost all europeans teams got eliminated in the first round, and everybody knew Brazil had one of the worst teams in history (they were being lucky by being hosts). Argentina just couldnt pull through, and Germany did what it had to do, score their goals.
@@rodrigoandrescoloane Greece had a pretty good team Ivory Coast could’ve beat them in the last group stage Italy England and Spain were elimanted in the first round
This aged hilariously. Morocco sent most of these Euro giants back home packing. Only France, Croatia and England showed up to that WC and they all lost in the end
We deserved it. We were more convincing throughout the whole tournament. Argentina struggled heavily on its way to the finals against Switzerland, Netherlands and Belgium. We on the other hand wrote history against Brazil
Arg was never a great team.. A bunch of individuals carried the team.. Messi masherano romero.. In the final arg was better.. But they couldn't finish the chances and they lost
Look at that GHASTLY run to the 2014 finals. F ing GHASTLY!!! Germany played scared not to lose when they should have ket loose and beat Argentina 5/6/7 maybe 14-0
There is nothing like the world cup. The Pinnacle of all of sports.
Most of the football isn’t all that and the stadiums are usually half empty. FIFA has ruined it tbh.
For America.
I agree. Cant understand how Neuer and Kroos chose Champions league ahead in an interview (although ucl is great)
@@TheCudder4life lol for America? Baaaaahahahaha nobody gives a ish about it. I don't think 1 out of 200 people I could ask even F ing knows about it. Nice try 🤣😂 The Super Bowl, World Series, NBA finals, reg NFL games, College Bowl games, regular college football games, PGA majors ect ect ect ect ect ect ect ect ect are all bigger than the World Cup. You on crack? F outta here, boy
@@MrKaravaj Maybe because they’ve already won a World Cup?😂
Pablo is so humble in the way he's speaking. So refreshing to hear someone speak like that.
There's something in the Argentinian water that makes all these Argentina players so humble isn't? Vamos Argentina 🇦🇷
I remember having no confidence in Argentina in 2014 then being very surprised how well they played in that final. Missing one chance in WC is like missing 10 in a league game.
The pain in Zabaleta as voice just shows how close they were
Close to losing every game
@@kyleboswell1381 do you even have a brain?
@@kyleboswell1381 of course, there are the top of top competitors. What you expect? a Brazil Germany every single WC game?
@@joaquinhererra6771 how about they win at least one of their knockout games comfortably?
yep and Ali was upset too, Columbia was so close in 2010 but got unlucky vs Paraguay. Just goes to show how close South American qualifier is that Argentina could have stayed at home.
This is one of the best segments in recent memory on here. Loved story time with Pablo
He's so classy and Dan just let him talk. Great stuff
Fess up, Zaba! If you ask Messi or Di Maria if they'd rather have their countless club trophies or one World Cup, they don't even blink before picking the WC. And 2014 was a special kind of heartbreak for a new generation, those of us who were too young to remember 1986 and 1990, and got used to not expecting much until suddenly, it was Independence Day 2014 and we'd qualified for our first final in 24 years. We'll never forget that moment of hope, or the pain that followed.
I remember 1990 how Argentina made that final I willl never know lol.they were a shadow of the 1986 team
❤ and the happiness later
Great stuff. Thanks for giving Pablo time to think and give detailed answers.
Why is Zaba making me cry. 😭
Been an Argentina 🇦🇷 fan for most of my life and this segment was beautiful. Hopefully we can avenge ‘14 this year in Qatar
We? You don't have a country??..... I understand club football but being a fan of another national team is just weird
Are you from Argentina? If so good luck .if you are not from Argentina why do you follow them
@@mr_man06 in some asian countries people cheer for brazil and Argentina coz their countries can't qualify for wc . football quality is low in those countries. so if u live in those countries its normal too see people from those countries cheering for another country just like club football. if your country never qualify u cheer for another country.
@@whitewolf1289 fair enough but the statement "long term Argentina fan" is still pretty weird lol. Most neutrals just go into tournaments to enjoy the football (ofcourse they still have their favourites).... to each his own I guess 😅
@@mr_man06 There is no we no matter what your country is. You have nothing to do with any national team no matter in which part of the planet you were born. There is no we in football, you don't gain anything if your country wins the World Cup.
You can feel the pain in Pablo's eyes
I cry seeing the pain in his eyes. You can't see his tears but you can feel them.
Superb interview… Zaba is such a great professional
Ale's not having Zabaleta's nonsense😂😂🤣the man would be willing to trade everything club-wise for just playing at the WC
To play? No way.
@@russellward4624 well,Venezuela don't really qualify for the WC,so it's normal that he'd be desperate to just play😅
One of the best and most legit feeling ESPN FC videos! Great work on getting us that incredible story out of Zaba, Dan!
That World Cup feeling, nothing quite like it!
I became Argentine Jin 2014 just to see Messi lift the World Cup 😊
How'd that go? Ghostineli Penessi!!!!
@@kyleboswell1381 This aged so poorly.
@@kyleboswell1381 lol
Beautiful stories. Both about Venezuela and Argentina. Thanks for sharing.
I appreciated the tangent at the end!
If only Aguero was fit.
Aguero was an underperformer for the argies
@@actonman7291 Still the best striker they had at the time
DiMaria was the key piece. Back then, the guy was an absolute beast.
I think di María would be a bigger game changer
Messi , di maria when he not inured , mascherno , Romero always gave it there all. Mascherno was always to bust helping defense couldn’t help Messi in attack . But now is different the player play for Messi die for messi and Argentina
I must say messing was so close in 2014 to lift that trophy single handedly but little lack of luck i must say whole fixtures they played amazing
I still here the pain his voice so sad!
Rest In Peace Maradona
In 2014 the coach made a mistake subbing Lavezzi. He was creating a lot of chances.
Pekerman in 06 also made some bad decisions. Sometimes when the pressure is high coaches make huge mistakes just like the players on the pitch.
Absolutely. If Di Maria hadn’t gotten injured and Lavezzi not taken off, I think that cup was ours for the taking
Seeing Higuain in that photo is criminal!!!
I would trade everything to participate in a world cup.
Exactly!! And Zaba played all the matches!!
I loved this segment
This got emotional
😂Dan trying to trap Pablo with his tricky questions
Can someone tell me why Argentina's manager left or got fired what happened to that guy seemed like he did a great job with them.
You see Dan, that's why Ronaldo would never give you an interview. "Would you exchange everything at city for the World cup" 😂😂. Dan toying with Zabalet's whole legacy.
2014 world cup final was sad and cold
Pablito!
Oh, how I wish that Argentina had won it all in 2014. Que lástima!
Maradona left Zenetti Zabaleta Requelme back home in 2010.
What ?
Add Cambiasso, Zannetti , Walter Samuel injured and Diego Milito the champions league hero was rarely played.
Lol, Dan focusing on Higuain...Higuain miss, Messi miss, Palacios miss. Germany had some of their own chances of course, but nothing CLOSE to those that Argentina squandered.
😂😂 the second half was unnecessary 😂.
Germany were the better team. Germany were the goats in that world cup of 2014.
Honestly I think about Messi’s miss in the final more than Higuain’s. One of the best players of all time arguably the best at that moment playing in the biggest game with an opportunity to cement his name as the greatest forever.
i mean messi is the greatest ever whether he wins a world cup or not. honestly he has won everything but the coupe de france (only played once) and the world cup, in which he has reached a final. he has also won copa america and finalissma reaching multiple copa america finals. he has also reached 3 consecutive finals in 2014 2015 and 2016 just lost all of them and people trash on him. messi shut those haters in the copa america and finalissma tho lol. i really want him to win the world cup.
@@rohangeorge712 That’s your opinion. I remember when Chile beat them back to back & no one cared unlike when Argentina won it was celebrated as the greatest win in a long time. Plus he’s only played in 3 UCL finals, sure he has 4 medals but he himself has only played in 3 finals. Either way Argentina & Brazil are the two favorites for this World Cup & majority of the fans are rooting for them so we’ll see what happens.
@@rohangeorge712 I get defending Messi, but Finalissima is not a relevant trophy.
@@ursula3438 if nations league major trophy then surely messi can have finalissimo
And now 8 years later he scores a brace and wins it all. Unbelievable story.
Him not playing in 2010 is same reason Zanetti and cambiasso didn't get picked, Maradona was out of his depth as a manager. He let his ego get in the way and picked many of average player playing in Argentinian domestic league over top class established players
Higuain and Messi too miss a easy gol. Be honest guys.
Who is Mark Hughes. Nobody coach. Mancity struggled under him.
@MS that's disrespectful bro.
Chill.
@Chris Andrews So? Do you want Gerrard and Lampard to coach your side next?
2014 run was very laborious, don't know how they reached the final? I still remember how the Swiss wasted an open-goal chance in the 120 min, and Robben wasted a similar one in the 90 min. However, they paid the price of luck in the final through the genius Higuain haha. That being said, this 2022's team looks more robust.
Don't forget messi missed a 1v1 vs Neuer as well
What a bunch of nonesense , they had a solid team not the best in term of talent and depth but they Had Messi who made the difference in an instant like that Switzerland game and actually their best game was against Germany , they dominated Germany most of the game untill the additional time and if Higuain scored that or Palacio nobody would argue if they deserved to win that game , and btw Robben did not waste an open goal Mascherano blocked it you're acting like Luck was the reason and just like Switzerland wasted chances , So did Argentina , you don't reach the final by luck , especially when You play teams like Belgium , Netherlands to get to it
But they lost 1-0 in extra time against a German team that embarrassed Brazil,so surely they were a good team...as Pablo said,they probably had the better chances in that game
@@Trance18 They didn't dominate Germany as they had relied on the counter attackes; that's why all the 3 Argentinian chances in the final + the offside goal were from one-on-one situations with Neuer. On the other hand, Germany wasted the most dangerous chance through Höwedes by hitting the post in the 45 min.
@@yaman3566 go watch the game again, Argentina were superior, I am not saying this as I favored them the opposite i was so surprised, Argentina controled the midfield that game as Messi dropped To the middle and actually the German defense had to endure pressure and if Higuain scored that may be we would've seen a nother game but with the Germans you have to play till the final whistle and Argentina kinda got tired in additional team ,overall Germany were by far the best team in the tournament but Argentina played better in that final
L. One game in the league instead of the World Cup
Winning the world Cup requires a team. Italy 2006 had champions on the bench. Germany beat Argentina with their bench. Who has the best bench in Qatar? Thats the winning team.
Paolo Dybala, Marcos Acuna, Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez, Lisandro Martinez, Papu Gomez, Angel Correa and in some cases Angel diMaria will come off the Bench
Zaba knows that he doesn't have to answer all Dan question?
He didn’t play in 2010 because of Maradona’s nightmare selection
Why ?
wow!! I didn't knew that was the reason why we didn't have left and right back, we played otamendi as a rb ... germany run all over us, I loved maradona but god he was a bad manager, what a waste.
It's really funny how Messi is is never held accountable for his miss against Germany
Because he’s the reason they even got to the final
He was off by an inch cmon now it’s not like he missed a penalty. Both palacio and Higuaín had far better chances
@@agustinpereira3128 doesn't matter he missed and didn't even hit the target
@@Dercudez no he wasn't. The defense is the reason they got to the final
@@Dercudez higuain scored a goal in the knockout stages Messi didn't...
Zabaleta retired way too early
Germany was a better team tht tournament but 90 percent of globe Arg to win
It will be hilarious if Europe captures another WC. Everyone has been hyping the South Americans forgetting Europeans have absolutely monopolized and personalized the last 4 editions.
Knockout stages of the WC be looking like Euros.
Well WC 2018 was held in Russia, Europe had very strong teams. 2014 was a really big miss tbh, almost all europeans teams got eliminated in the first round, and everybody knew Brazil had one of the worst teams in history (they were being lucky by being hosts). Argentina just couldnt pull through, and Germany did what it had to do, score their goals.
@@rodrigoandrescoloane Greece had a pretty good team Ivory Coast could’ve beat them in the last group stage Italy England and Spain were elimanted in the first round
This aged hilariously. Morocco sent most of these Euro giants back home packing. Only France, Croatia and England showed up to that WC and they all lost in the end
Germany fully deserved to win WC in 2014, especially against Argentina.
Disagree
Fully agree
We deserved it. We were more convincing throughout the whole tournament. Argentina struggled heavily on its way to the finals against Switzerland, Netherlands and Belgium. We on the other hand wrote history against Brazil
I'm old enough to remember (barely) the Final of 1986 and 1990. The more deserving teams won those Finals as well.
Arg was never a great team.. A bunch of individuals carried the team.. Messi masherano romero.. In the final arg was better.. But they couldn't finish the chances and they lost
You couldn't score because you had GHOSTINELI PENESSI
You doing alright in your own life pal? Or is it rough?
Argentina knocked out by Germany in 2006 ,2010 and 2014 be nice if Argentina beat Germany this time
Instead, Germany imploded in the group stage before the Argies even got a chance at revenge.
Look at that GHASTLY run to the 2014 finals. F ing GHASTLY!!! Germany played scared not to lose when they should have ket loose and beat Argentina 5/6/7 maybe 14-0