Rodrigo De Paul predicted Argentina’s 2022 FIFA World Cup victory way back in September
Rodrigo De Paul's note predicting 2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was slated for Lionel Messi to get the only trophy left under his name. Argentina’s National team started the World Cup as front runners to win the competition and pretty much lived up to the mark.
Argentina midfielder Rodrigo De Paul known as the bodyguard of the captain Lionel Messi predicted Argentina’s 2022 FIFA World Cup triumph way before the team landed in Qatar. Rodrigo De Paul back in September wrote a note predicting that Argentina will the be world champions.
A photo of a note Rodrigo De Paul left in Messi’s locker room demonstrates that the Atletico Madrid midfielder never had any doubts about Argentina’s 2022 FIFA World Cup triumph. A picture of De Paul’s note, which was left in Lionel Messi’s cabin during training camp back in September, has surfaced following Argentina’s win.
The note read, “I am Rodrigo De Paul (7). It is 9/18/2022. I sign this paper and say that we will win the World Cup two months from now.” Argentina was playing friendly matches against Honduras and Jamaica as they continued their World Cup planning at the moment this article was written. Little indicated that the South American team would win the Qatar World Cup, but De Paul undoubtedly had no doubts.
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Rodrigo De Paul, a hero for Atletico Madrid, praised Argentina’s tenacity as they won the most thrilling World Cup championship in Qatar. De Paul, who was responsible for assisting La Albiceleste to win the contest in Qatar and against France, praised the team as a whole for its overall mentality and productivity.
Speaking after being crowned 2022 FIFA World Cup winners, the Atletico Madrid man said via Football Espana: “We suffered a lot, but it feels so good. We were born to suffer, it hardens us, as we are going to suffer all our lives. We always carry the flag everywhere; I hope our fans are as happy as we are.”
28-year-old Rodrigo De Paul featured in each match for his nation as they made it to the finals in Qatar and was essential to Lionel Scaloni as Argentina won the Copa America the year before. Rodrigo will not feature again until 2023, however, Atletico is anticipated to grant him a prolonged break soon.
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