King Kunta

[Kalshi EPL @KalshiEPL]

🚨 DO YOU KNOW: Lionel Scaloni has become the first coach in football history to reach 5 major international finals in his first 6 tournaments as a national team manager. 🇦🇷🏆

[Selección Argentina in English @AFASeleccionEN]

5/6.

Wow.

[Fiaz 🍉 @fiaz1899]

In 2006, a young Messi was invited to play for Spain. He refused, and chose Argentina with all his heart. The world called it a stupid decision when Spain lifted the World Cup in 2010. Twenty years later, in what may be his final game for Argentina… he faces Spain.

Football has written the most beautiful, poetic full circle!

[King Kunta @PeaceTzu]

@juegosimple__ Indeed Scaloni will be fated.

[JS @juegosimple__]

🇦🇷📊 Lionel Scaloni como entrenador de la Selección Argentina:

🥉 Tercer Puesto, en la Copa América 2019.
🥇 Campeón, en la Copa América 2021.
🥇 Campeón, en la Finalissima 2022.
🥇 Campeón, en la Copa del Mundo 2022.
🥇 Campeón, en la Copa América 2024.
🏆 Finalista, en la Copa del Mundo 2026.

😮‍💨 𝐄𝐋 𝐉𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐎.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🫵🏼🇦🇷 Leo Messi: “It’s crazy what this group has been doing: five finals!”.

“We’re coming off winning the World Cup, we’ve been the best team over the last four years, and today we’re among the two best teams in the world, another final”.

[King Kunta @PeaceTzu]

@433 La Pulga

[SportsGully @thesportsgully]

Lionel Messi is just one win away from winning all of these awards together 🐐🔥

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🩵🤍 Leo Messi: “We know the World Cup is something special and it helps us forget, even for a while, all the hardships one goes through”.

“There are people without jobs, people who struggle to make it to the end of the month, who are fighting every single day”.

“We love to know they are happy”.

[ESPN @espn]

The numbers never lie 🐐

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

I’ve never seen—and I don’t think I ever will see—a more complete footballer than Lionel Messi.

Imagine being almost 40 years old, the oldest player on the pitch, in a game full of physical battles and hard tackles, yet still adapting effortlessly. Carrying the ball, dribbling past players, and absorbing challenge after challenge without fading.

Now imagine England scoring first, shutting down the middle completely, defending with 5 defenders, the clock ticking away, your team on the verge of elimination from the World Cup.

So what do you do?

You move out to the wing, take complete control of the game, and start creating chances in every possible way—early crosses, inswingers, outswingers—whatever the situation demands.

Then you complete the comeback.

You turn defeat into victory with 2 assists, including a brilliant one with your weaker foot. You create 4 chances, 2 of them clear-cut. You complete 9 successful dribbles and win 12 duels, more than anyone else on the pitch.

Show me another player in football history who has produced a half like that at 40 years old, in a World Cup semifinal.

You won’t.

Only Messi.

He has now been directly involved in 12 of Argentina’s 19 goals at this World Cup, contributing in every single game.

Now do you understand why Lionel Messi is the greatest footballer in history? 👑💙

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🥺🇦🇷 Lautaro Martínez: “Since the first day my dad bought me a pair of football boots, I dreamed of this moment”.

“My kids, my family here… this moment will be unforgettable”.

[ᜰ 🇦🇷 @markklfc]

Pep Guardiola on Lionel Messi’s masterclass against England.

🗣️ “People keep asking me how Messi is still doing this at 39 years old. My answer is simple because football has never seen anyone like him. Age defeats everyone, but somehow it refuses to defeat Lionel Messi. What he did tonight was beyond football… it was art.”

“England didn’t play against an old player. They played against the greatest mind this sport has ever produced. Two assists in a World Cup semi-final, controlling the rhythm of the biggest match on earth as if he were playing in his backyard. That is not normal. It is impossible to teach.”

“I’ve stood on the touchline and watched Leo do things that left me speechless. Tonight, sitting at home, he made me feel exactly the same. Every touch had purpose. Every pass carried danger. Every decision was perfect. He didn’t run the most but he made everyone else run for him.”

“The frightening part is that he no longer needs his young legs. His football brain is ten seconds ahead of everyone else. By the time defenders realise what is happening, the ball is already in the back of the net or a teammate is celebrating. That’s genius. Pure genius.”

“People obsess over goals, but tonight Messi reminded the world that football is about creating moments no one else can imagine. Two assists that changed a nation’s history. Two passes that carried Argentina into another World Cup final. That is the definition of greatness.”

“At 39, most legends are sitting in television studios talking about football. Messi is still writing football history. He isn’t surviving at this level he’s dominating it. That’s why I will always say there has never been, and there will never be, another player like Lionel Messi.”

“When this World Cup is over, don’t just remember the trophies or the statistics. Remember that you witnessed a 39-year-old genius walk into a World Cup semi-final against one of the strongest teams in the world… and make them look ordinary. We are watching the final chapters of the greatest football story ever written.”

[OneFootball @OneFootball]

Lionel Messi has played 1,163 games, scored 919 goals, assisted 418 and won the World Cup, two Copa Américas and the Finalissima with Argentina... yet at 39, he still celebrates reaching another World Cup final like it is his first 🇦🇷🐐

Messi is finding another prime in the twilight of his career, playing every match like it could be his last... and it is incredible to witness ❤️

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

1986: Diego Maradona scores two goals vs. England in the QF and Argentina go on to win the World Cup

2026: Lionel Messi records two assists vs. England in the SF to advance to the World Cup Final

Messi and this Argentina side are looking to repeat history 🇦🇷

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🩵🤍 Leo Messi: “I have been preparing for this World Cup for almost a year”.

“I spent December in Argentina, training morning and afternoon, because I knew I was going to give everything to arrive in the best possible shape”.

[Samuel Ajayi, PhD @SamdGreat01]

The Argentina mentality is what you need in life

By fire, by force, by hailstone, by thunder

You don't give up till you reach your destination

[D I K E H @iamdikeh]

I’m finally convinced. Ronaldo is my Favorite player but Messi is Greatest Player Of All Time 🙌🏾 🙆🏾‍♂️

[Copa Mundial FIFA 🏆 @fifaworldcup_es]

📍 Buenos Aires, Argentina

#CopaMundialFIFA

[DREN!! @City_Dren]

🚨 Messi:

🎙️ Reporter: "Leo, how do you always manage to find teammates like Enzo Fernández and Lautaro Martínez in those moments?"

Messi: 🗣️ "That's part of my job. If the opposition stops me from scoring, then I'll create the chance for my teammates. It doesn't matter who gets the goal - as long as Argentina wins, that's what matters most."