Famous former Russian football player Igor Kolyvanov, who played 35 games for the country’s national team and scored 12 goals, currently the head coach of Tekstilshchik Ivanovo, said that Argentina’s national team captain wished Lionel Messi to win the World Cup.
“I don’t really support Argentina, but I still want Messi to be the world champion. All his career – at the age of 35 and in football since he was six or seven – he deserved it, ”Kolyvanov said in an interview with a socialbites.ca correspondent.
Kolyvanov also confirmed that without the World Cup title, Messi’s career would be incomplete.
“The World Cup is the most important trophy for all footballers. Become the world champion! Let’s see what Messi will get out of this,” said Kolyvanov.
Argentina national team will play the World Cup semi-final match against Croatia on 13 December at 22:00 Moscow time. The next day, at the same time, the second semi-final match, in which the French and Moroccan teams will compete, will begin.
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