🚨 SHAMELESS: Messi was telling the referee to give Marc Cucurella a red card for covering his mouth while confronting Him.
He was shameless enough to turn and look towards Infantino then raised his hands
🚨🗣 Marcelo on Argentina loosing the world cup final:
"All I can say is that, football won over corruption and rigging today. You can rig your way to the top but at the end, the better team will always win, congratulations to Spain"
"This will perhaps teach them a lesson to play fair and free football matches not just in the world cup but even in Copa America"
🚨🗣 Jose Mourinho on Messi and Argentina:
"This world cup actually exposed Messi and Argentina, they're not a good team, just reckless tackles which the referee ignores most of the times"
"Imagine having 0 shot on target in 2 hours of playing football, that says everything about them, they aren't that good and if not for some help, they wouldn't have reach the final"
🚨Michael Owen on Lionel Messi’s performance against Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.
🗣️ Michael Owen: “When Argentina needed Lionel Messi the most, he just wasn’t there. For 130 minutes, he never looked like the player we’ve seen throughout this tournament.
“This was the biggest game of the World Cup, the moment every great player dreams about, but Messi struggled to impose himself. There were no decisive dribbles, no killer passes and no moments where you felt he was taking control of the final.
“Spain deserve enormous credit because they made life incredibly difficult for him. They closed the spaces, doubled up on him and never allowed him to dictate the tempo of the game.
“But with a player of Messi’s standards, people expect him to find a solution regardless of the circumstances. Tonight, that moment never came.
“You kept waiting for the magic, waiting for that one touch that changes everything, but it never arrived. Argentina looked short of ideas, and their biggest star couldn’t provide the spark they desperately needed.
“That’s football. Even the greatest players can have nights where things don’t come off. It doesn’t erase everything Messi has achieved in his career or throughout this World Cup, but if you’re judging this final on its own, Spain completely nullified his influence.
“Spain were deserved winners because they controlled the game better, created the clearer chances and never allowed Argentina’s biggest weapon to come alive. That’s the mark of champions.”