The match between Poland and Argentina is of great interest to both countries, because one of these teams could be eliminated from the World Cup after the group stage. Before the meeting of the white-reds with Albicelesta, Javier Zanetti appeared on the air of one of the TV channels, who remembered the story involving Eva Kopacz’s husband.
Until the last round of group matches of the World Cup in Qatar, it has not been decided which teams will advance to the 1/8 finals. Poles and Argentines can secure a place among the 16 best teams in the world, provided that their direct clash ends in a draw, and the parallel game between Saudi Arabia and Mexico also ends in a draw.
The match between Poland and Argentina causes emotions
The match between the White-Reds and Albiceleste is of great interest in both countries, and the upcoming meeting of Lionel Messi and the company with the wards of Cheslav Mikhnevich was discussed on the ESPN Futbol Argentina TV channel. It was there that one of the guests was Javier Zanetti, who played 143 matches for the adult national team of Argentina, and also played for Inter Milan for 19 years, becoming one of the symbols of the club.
During a conversation about the match between Poland and Argentina at the World Cup, Zanetti recalled that many years ago he saved the life of a Pole. I’m talking about Marek Kopacz, who until 2008 was married to Eva Kopacz, later a member of the Civic Platform and Minister of Health.
Zanetti goal led to extra time
The former Argentine footballer recalled the story on June 30, 1998, when Argentina played England in the round of 16. Zanetti’s equalizing goal required extra time and a penalty, after which Albiceleste advanced to the quarter-finals. The match was watched on TV by Marek Kopacz, who left the house later than usual due to extra time and penalties.
Kopacz usually left the house around 10 p.m., walked the dog, and then got into the car and drove to the police parking lot. Such a security measure was dictated by the fact that previously unknown criminals cut the roof with an ax, probably wanting to intimidate the husband of the future deputy, who was then the head of the district prosecutor’s office in Skarzysko-Kamienna.
Kopach owes his life to a footballer
Things were different on the day of the Argentina-England match, and at 10:00 pm Kopacz was still at home in front of the TV. This saved his life, because just at the time when he used to get into his car, it exploded. As the investigation showed, someone placed a load of TNT under the fuel tank. “It was a loud thing. Penalties saved Mark’s life. I was at the scene of the incident, - recalled in 2004 the prosecutor Andrzej Szeliga, head of the investigative department of the district prosecutor’s office in Radom.
Kopacz himself did not hide the fact that he owed his life to Zanetti, because the people responsible for the installation of the charge had probably watched him before and knew what time he usually got into the car. The prosecutor, who died in 2013, even wrote a letter to the Argentinean, the content of which was quoted years later by Super Express.
The TNT explosion planted under my car exploded. They were going to kill me. Thanks to your great game and your last goal, today I can enjoy life, and for that I would like to thank you. I wish you continued success in football. Please accept my sincere thanks for the last goal in Argentina vs England. He wrote.
Source: Wprost
