Argentine forward Lionel Messi spoke about the match against the Netherlands at the World Cup in Qatar. His words are quoted L’Equipe.
“A few days ago, they started making statements and harassing us a little, especially the manager and the player who was present at the pre-match press conference.
There were strange situations in the game where some players behaved dishonestly, especially during penalty shoot-outs. After this match, they wanted to make Argentina the villain of this story, but a lot of things happened that night…” said Messi.
In the 2022 World Cup quarter-final match, Argentina defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout. Normal time ended in a draw with a score of 2:2. Messi converted the penalty in the second half. The Argentine put his hands to his ears after the goal. The striker then referred to his opponent’s mentor, Louis van Gaal.
In the final, Argentina beat the French team in a penalty shootout and became world champions for the first time. Messi scored a cowardly goal.
Messi previously said “I have no chance” appreciated Return to Barcelona.