The “flea” revealed in an interview some moments he witnessed during the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar as they beat France and lifted their third trophy.
More than a month has passed since Argentina won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar; However, some footballers still remember that day. One of them is Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi, who in a recent interview recounted some intimate moments he shared with the team as they won the third World Cup for his country, beating favorite French side on penalties.
Among the many topics he shared, the Argentine attacker was consulted Diego Maradona and his absence in that dream finale. Yes OK Lionel Messi He remembered the world star with emotion and regretted that he was not the one who presented him with the king of sport’s highest trophy.
“I would have liked Diego to give me the trophy to see all this, Argentine world champion; with what he loved the national team and wanted these things to happen. He pushed from above,” he explained to Andy Kusnetzoff on the Perros de la Calle show.
Messi knew he was going to win a World Cup
at a different time, Lionel Messi He shared what he experienced after winning the World Cup in Qatar in 2022: As the Argentine star explained, he knew he couldn’t retire from professional football without first having won a World Cup.
“I had an interview with Martín Arévalo and I don’t remember if it was in 2014 or before. I think that was earlier and I told him ‘I knew God was going to give me a World Cup’. There it was in Brazil. I sensed, knew or sensed that I had this in store for me. I’ve been waiting for the moment and I don’t think there was a better moment. Like the Copa America, where it took place, in what context. If I had to choose the moment to win the World Cup, I would have chosen this one. At the end of my career and at the end of my stage as a professional,” he said.