Argentina's Lionel Scaloni Signs New Coaching Deal Through 2031

As Argentina's national football team impressively started the 2026 World Cup with three straight group stage wins, reports emerged revealing that the Argentine Football Association had already secured the future of head coach Lionel Scaloni well before the tournament began. According to ESPN journalist Diego Munroig, Scaloni and the association reached a verbal agreement for him to remain as head coach until 2031. Scaloni initially served as assistant to Jorge Sampaoli and was appointed interim coach following Argentina's disappointing 2018 World Cup exit, a role that soon became permanent. Under his leadership, Argentina has won two Copa América titles, the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions (Finalissima), and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. On the night between Friday and Saturday, Argentina will aim to continue their title defense by facing Cape Verde in the round of 32 in Miami.