Lionel Messi led Argentina to a huge win over Croatia in the semifinals of Qatar 2022. The forward reacted to their victory and gave his thoughts about playing another final of the FIFA World Cup.
Argentina will once again fight for the title of world champion in football. Lionel Messi led La Albiceleste to victory against Croatia in the semi-finals of Qatar 2022 and the team’s captain spoke about what it means for him to play in another final.
Lionel Messi is having a great World Cup. Despite their rough start against Saudi Arabia, he put the team on their shoulders and put in great performances to lead them to the grand final.
After a huge 3-0 win against Croatia, Lionel Messi spoke about what they did to put the match against Saudi Arabia behind them and fight until the end to play for the championship again.
Lionel Messi’s reactions after Argentina’s win over Croatia: ‘We’re just one win away’
Argentina are close to their third star above their shield. La Albiceleste won the semifinals against Croatia with a huge performance by Lionel Messi, the team’s captain, but he knows this couldn’t have been possible without the teamwork.
“I’m enjoying a lot since we arrived,” said Lionel Messi after Argentina’s win over Croatia. “I know we started with a defeat, but we were confident that we would leave that behind and we did. We’re going to play another final. Once again, Argentina are in a World Cup final.
“Lots of things go through our minds. It is very exciting to see the people, our family, supporting us. Since the World Cup started, it has been incredible what we’ve seen. We’re going to play the last match, which is what we wanted.”
Messi also talked about the team’s performance in the last years. “We’ve played five finals and we’ve won them all. We need to win this one,” said PSG’s forward to DSports. “I’m enjoying it and more as it is my last World Cup. Playing a final is impressive. I’m living it with a lot of intensity and enjoying each day, the people.”