Lionel Messi slams Argentina’s critics over late World Cup wins in strong statement before Final
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Lionel Messi passionately responded to the critics trying to discredit Argentina’s run to the 2026 World Cup Final with a statement.
Argentina’s path to the 2026 World Cup final was led by Messi’s brilliance, but also left a trail of hard questions that criticized Argentina’s bracket to the Final and biased officiating.
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Messi has had enough, and after reaching the third World Cup final in four editions, he let his feelings be known in a passionate statement.
Lionel Messi slams critics by claiming Argentina have proved their worth
In a post-match interview after Messi’s brilliance led Argentina to a 2-1 win over England in the semis, the 39-year-old Argentine legend spoke up against the attempts at discrediting Argentina’s success.
“We’ve been the best over these past four years, either you like it or not, and no matter what anyone says. Once again, we’ve established ourselves among the top two teams in the world. That proves that everything we’ve done is no fluke and that nothing was handed to us.”
“Reaching two consecutive World Cup finals is something very few achieve, and this group did it. If we had lost to England, there would have been people coming out to spout some nonsense, but we didn’t give them the chance.”
Photo by Sebastian Frej/Getty ImagesArgentina’s achievement is unquestionable. The most contentious referee moment with Argentina this tournament comes against Egypt in the Round of 16 after an Egyptian goal was legally disallowed via VAR, but under really stretched circumstances.
Switzerland felt harshly treated by Breel Embolo getting sent off with a second yellow card for simulation, but that’s a long-established rule that had to be enforced.
England didn’t fall under suspicious circumstances; they fell under technical on-field brilliance by Messi and a tactical disaster from England’s manager, Thomas Tuchel.
The achievement of returning to the Final is incredible for Messi’s Argentina, but beating Spain to win it would be even grander.
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