A whole year preparing in silence. 🇦🇷 That is what Lionel Messi confessed about the months leading up to the World Cup, when he spent all of December in Argentina training morning and afternoon, knowing that that semifinal clash with England was going to be unlike any other.
And it was: 2-1, with Messi providing two key assists for the comeback that sent Argentina into the final. But what stood out most was not just the result, but what he revealed afterward.
“If we had lost, people would have come out saying some bullshit. We didn’t give them the chance”, Messi said bluntly. And he added the phrase that sums it all up: “We knew we were better than them with the ball”. ⚽🏆 Confidence, hard work, and a story that is already legendary.
“If we had lost to England, PEOPLE WOULD HAVE COME OUT SAYING SOME BULLSHIT. WE DIDN’T GIVE THEM THE CHANCE.
WE KNEW WE WERE BETTER THAN THEM WITH THE BALL”.
Lionel Messi. 🚬 pic.twitter.com/JwCz9XaA5E
— Sudanalytics (@sudanalytics_) July 15, 2026