Messi’s World Cup narrative needs a serious reality check.
— 6 World Cups played… and still never faced Brazil, Spain, England, Uruguay, Portugal, or Italy.
— Against actual elite nations, he’s only faced Germany (3x), the Netherlands (2x), France (1x) and lost every single one.
— 2010 FIFA World Cup, he scored 0 goals.
— 2014 FIFA World Cup, he scored 4 goals, all in the group stage vs Bosnia, Nigeria, and Iran.
— 2018 FIFA World Cup, he scored once… against Nigeria again.
— 2022 FIFA World Cup, he scored 7 goals, with 4 penalties.
When you strip away the PR, penalties, and stat-padding against weak opposition, Messi’s World Cup career might be the most protected legacy football has ever seen.
Congratulations to Arsenal for finally winning the league after two decades, a billion pound spent, multiple incorrect refereeing decisions, cheating, time wasting, demoralising football, dirty tactics. You sold your soul and identity for it, but enjoy it nevertheless