Claudio Tapia confirms talks underway to extend Scaloni’s deal until 2030 | OneFootball

Minutes before entering the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, confirmed that they are already in talks with Lionel Scaloni to extend his contract as head coach of the Argentine National Team. In the same way, he confirmed that the intention is to renew all the coaching staffs of the youth teams as well.

“There will be a renewal, we are talking with his representative. The idea is to renew all the coaching staffs until 2030, when we have the next World Cup,” explained Chiqui Tapia, in a conversation with Telefé.

Thus, barring any unforeseen issues, the coach who lifted the third World Cup for La Albiceleste will continue to lead the national team. Likewise, it is expected that the coaches in charge of the youth teams will do the same.

If he continues with the Argentine National Team, Scaloni would complete an eleven-year cycle at the helm of the national squad, a milestone that few coaches have achieved throughout history. The record, for now, will remain with Guillermo Stábile, who was head coach of the National Team for 19 years, from 1939 to 1958.

On another note, Tapia also admitted he is waiting for the draw “with great anticipation and adrenaline” to find out the National Team’s opponents, after a great end to the World Cup Qualifiers: “I see us in good shape, given how we finished qualification three matches early and first in the ranking again. We are the world champions and we have the obligation to defend the Cup.”

Meanwhile, regarding the possible venue for La Albiceleste’s first matches—something that will be known precisely on Saturday afternoon—the AFA president was clear and placed his hopes on a small Argentine enclave in the United States: “Hopefully it will be Miami, I think we’re more at home there than anywhere else. But the Argentine fans follow us everywhere. They showed it in Qatar and they’ll show it here.”

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