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MONTIEL, ACUÑA AND PAPU GÓMEZ REACH THE FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL

13/12/2022

Although the trio could not feature in the semi final, they follow in the footsteps of Jesús Navas in 2010 and Nzonzi in 2018

Although none of our players featured in tonight's semi-final, Argentina's victory means that there will be a contingent of Sevilla players who could feature in Sunday's FIFA World Cup Final.

Papu Gómez's injury, combined with suspensions for Montiel and Acuña, meant that our trio missed out on Argentina's 3-0 win over Croatia, with Julián Álvarez scoring a brace after Messi opened the scoring from the spot.

Of course, there may well be five Sevilla players who could feature in Sunday's final, as Bono and En-Nesyri's Morocco face France in tomorrow's semi-final.

Two Sevilla players have featured in FIFA World Cup Finals, with both ending up on the winning side. Jesús Navas was the first back in 2010, coming on as a 60th minute substitute. He played a key role in the move that led to Iniesta's 116th minute winner as Spain defeated the Netherlands in South Africa.

Eight years later, Steven Nzonzi was also introduced as a substitute as France ran out 4-2 winners against Croatia in Russia. The midfielder replaced Kanté after 54 minutes.

If Morocco reach the final, our tally of World Cup winners will be at least doubled, regardless of who wins.