Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez, current world champion and known for his striking attitude on the field, made an audacious prediction for the 2026 World Cup. He detailed a possible path for his team in the tournament, culminating in a great South American final.
The statement was released in a video promoted on Zoomex’s social networks. In the dynamics, Dibu traced Argentina’s trajectory in the world cup and, with confidence, pointed out a decision against the Brazilian team.
According to the scenario imagined by the Aston Villa goalkeeper, the team led by Lionel Scaloni would face Spain in the round of 16. They would then overcome France in the quarter-finals and eliminate England in the semi-finals.
For the Brazilian team, which he designed under the command of Carlo Ancelotti, the route would include clashes against Japan in the round of 16, Mexico in the quarterfinals and Germany in the semifinals. The outcome, according to Dibu, would be a Brazilian defeat in the final, decided “on penalties”, said the goalkeeper jokingly. This projection, coming from a world champion with Martínez’s style, not only reveals his confidence, but also fuels the historic and fervent rivalry between the two powers of South American football, a classic that always generates great expectations.
A key player in Lionel Scaloni’s scheme, Dibu Martínez had decisive performances in winning the 2022 World Cup. He saved two penalties against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals and made a historic save from Kolo Muani’s shot in the final against France, which led to the penalty shootout.
Recently, Dibu did not participate in the Argentine national team’s last two preparatory friendlies. The goalkeeper is in the final stages of recovery from a fractured ring finger on his right hand, but assured that he will be available for his debut.
Argentina will begin its journey in the 2026 World Cup against Algeria, in a match scheduled for next Tuesday (16), at 10pm (Brazil time).
Places to watch the World Cup games
All World Cup matches will be broadcast live on CazéTV, a service available at no additional cost through the Disney+ platform.
Next commitments of the Argentine national team
- Algeria(neutral field) – June 16, 10pm (Brasília time) – World Cup
- Austria(neutral field) – June 22, 2pm (Brasília time) – World Cup
- Jordan(neutral field) – June 27th, 11pm (Brasília time) – World Cup
