Scaloni to stay on as Argentina coach until 2030 World Cup
Lionel Scaloni has signed a contract extension to remain the head coach of Argentina's national football team through the 2030 World Cup. This decision follows a period of uncertainty after the team's loss to Spain in the 2024 World Cup final.
Why it matters
Provides stability for one of the world's most successful football programs as it transitions into a post-Lionel Messi era.
Lionel Scaloni on Thursday agreed to stay on as coach of Argentina's national football team until after the 2030 World Cup, ending the doubts that had been swirling since this year's World Cup final defeat.
Scaloni's decision to renew his contract was announced by Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia at a press conference with the 48-year-old manager.
Scaloni, who took the Albiceleste to victory at the 2022 tournament in Qatar, told reporters he was as enthusiastic as "on day one".
"A new project begins now," he said a month after Lionel Messi, the team's leading light for 20 years, bowed out of international football.
Tapia said that Scaloni would be the Argentina manager with the most World Cups under his belt by the time his contract ended.
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