Messi keeps World Cup dream alive with magic strike against Mexico.Messi’s quest to win the World Cup is renewed thanks to the 2-0 victory over Mexico.
Peter Drury on Messi’s goal.. poetic pic.twitter.com/qMUU1R6NMQ
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Magical Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to a crucial victory over Mexico in Lusail Stadium to position the South Americans’ World Cup quest firmly back on track.
Peter Drury on that Messi’s goal…
‘That’s what they came for; THE MAGIC MAN’ 😂😂😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/2gepMEe3JI
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The Argentine, competing in his fifth World Cup at age 35, has won every other major title in his career but has failed to lift the coveted trophy despite making the final in 2014.
8 – Lionel Messi has now scored as many World Cup goals as Diego Maradona (8), with only Gabriel Batistuta (10) netting more for Argentina at the tournament overall. Breakthrough. pic.twitter.com/cXIcjGbd3p
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 26, 2022
Lionel Messi is now the youngest and oldest player to both score and assist in a single World Cup game
1 – Lionel Messi is now both the youngest (18y 357d vs Serbia in 2006) and the oldest (35y 155d vs Mexico today) player to both score and assist in a single World Cup game since the start of the 1966 tournament. Longevity. pic.twitter.com/e6Ak6fmI8l
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 26, 2022
Lionel Messi became the first player in history to deliver an assist in five different World Cups.With a goal and a recording breaking assist, Lionel Messi etches his name in the history books once again.
Messi, who equalled Diego Maradona’s Argentina record of 21 matches and eight goals at the World Cup,Messi has made his mark on this game, breaking the deadlock in style.He receives the ball outside of the box and fires off a shot which beats Ochoa’s dive and nestles into the bottom right corner.Lusail Stadium erupts.
Angel Di María on Messi,he said , “I think that all the goals that Leo (Messi) scores are important. He deserved it and we are happy for him.”
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni “We have great players and also Leo, that’s important.”
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez on Messi’ ,he said “We knew that if we lost we would be left out. They gave us a difficult game, but having 10 is always easier.”
“Today starts another World Cup for Argentina,” Messi said. “I tell people the same thing, that they continue to believe. Today we did what we had to do.We had no other choice. We had to win so that we depended only on ourselves.”
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