“That bothers us” - Cristian Romero highlights were Argentina must improve despite ‘doing well’ so far at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

× Cristian Romero has urged Argentina to work on keeping things tight at the back, saying the team have “conceded too many goals lately” at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Ad Despite being among the unbeaten sides so far, Argentina have been a shadow of themselves since the knockout rounds of the World Cup started. They managed to get past tournament minnows Cape Verde in the round of 32, securing a 3-2 win after 120 minutes of football.

Egypt then had them on the ropes in the round of 16 after 70 minutes, although they controversially turned the game around to win 3-2. Speaking at a press conference, Romero expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance so far but admitted that their quarter-final clash against Switzerland will be difficult. Ad Trending “Every team has its own strengths.

We don’t focus on what other people might say,” Romero said. “Tomorrow we’re going to have a tough match, and that’s what we need to focus on. We’ve conceded too many goals lately, and as defenders, we don’t like that.

We have to improve in that area. It’s going to be a difficult game, Switzerland are coming off a great performance against Colombia. We’re doing well, but we know we need to improve because we’ve conceded four goals in our last two matches, and that bothers us.

Ad “We’re at the coach’s disposal, we’re happy with the way the team is playing, and we’re ready to help in whatever way we can. We’re prepared. When you’re losing, you naturally push forward and try to hurt the opponent.

It’s nice to score, but our main job is to defend. Against Egypt, we never lost confidence and kept pushing until the end.”Argentina are the reigning champions of the FIFA World Cup, having won the tournament in the 2022 edition in Qatar.

Should Argentina get past Switzerland, they would face the winner of the match between England and Norway in the semi-finals. × Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Ezekiel Olamide Cristian Romero has urged Argentina to work on keeping things tight at the back, saying the team have “conceded too many goals lately” at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Ad Despite being among the unbeaten sides so far, Argentina have been a shadow of themselves since the knockout rounds of the World Cup started. They managed to get past tournament minnows Cape Verde in the round of 32, securing a 3-2 win after 120 minutes of football. Egypt then had them on the ropes in the round of 16 after 70 minutes, although they controversially turned the game around to win 3-2.

Speaking at a press conference, Romero expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance so far but admitted that their quarter-final clash against Switzerland will be difficult. Ad Trending “Every team has its own strengths. We don’t focus on what other people might say,” Romero said.

“Tomorrow we’re going to have a tough match, and that’s what we need to focus on. We’ve conceded too many goals lately, and as defenders, we don’t like that. We have to improve in that area.

It’s going to be a difficult game, Switzerland are coming off a great performance against Colombia. We’re doing well, but we know we need to improve because we’ve conceded four goals in our last two matches, and that bothers us. Ad “We’re at the coach’s disposal, we’re happy with the way the team is playing, and we’re ready to help in whatever way we can.

We’re prepared. When you’re losing, you naturally push forward and try to hurt the opponent. It’s nice to score, but our main job is to defend.

Against Egypt, we never lost confidence and kept pushing until the end.”Argentina are the reigning champions of the FIFA World Cup, having won the tournament in the 2022 edition in Qatar. Should Argentina get past Switzerland, they would face the winner of the match between England and Norway in the semi-finals.

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