Lionel Messi so far he has managed to ‘carry’ the Argentina national team to keep the hopes of champions World Cup 2022.
Three goals scored by Argentina in Qatar could not ignore the contribution of Messi. Two goals came from his feet, while another goal scored by Enzo Fernandez came from an assist from La Pulga.
Messi’s first goal came from a penalty to open up Argentina’s lead over Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately, Argentina surprisingly lost 1-2 against the Asian representative.
The collector of seven Ballon d’Ors had become the object of ridicule from netizens because they were believed to have failed to differentiate La Albiceleste.
Messi proved that he is one of the players who came from “another planet” when he faced Mexico. The Paris Saint Germain star broke the deadlock in the 64th minute with a measured strike from outside the penalty area.
Messi’s horizontal left foot shot hit the left corner of Mexican goal Guillermo Ochoa. Goals in this way are quite often achieved by Messi both with Argentina and at club level.
It didn’t end there, Messi also helped secure Argentina’s 2-0 victory thanks to the assist he made for Enzo Fernandez in the 87th minute.
Two goals and an assist are clear proof that Messi is not done yet. He is still capable of becoming Argentina’s game spirit at the 2022 World Cup.
Victory over Mexico revived Argentina in the Group C competitive map. Lionel Scaloni’s side are now in second place with three points or one point behind top Poland.
While the third place is occupied by Saudi Arabia who pocketed a victory, just against Argentina in the opening match. However, Saudi Arabia failed to continue the positive trend after being forced to concede 0-2 to Poland.
Meanwhile, Mexico had to settle for being bottom of Group C with one point. Before losing to Argentina, Mexico was only able to play a goalless draw against Poland.
The World Cup in Qatar will likely be Messi’s last stop in the four-year phase. The PSG star has ambitions to win the World Cup trophy which he has never had in his entire career.
(June/January)
