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muahahaaaa.

[ഭവാനി @bavani2minute]

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[ᜰ 🇦🇷 @markklfc]

Lionel Messi on why he broke down in tears after Argentina’s victory over Egypt:

🗣️ “People saw me crying and probably thought they were tears of happiness. The truth is… they were much more than that.

When the final whistle blew, every emotion I had been carrying for years came crashing down at once. The pressure, the expectations, the fear of letting my country down it all exploded inside me. There are moments in football when your heart simply cannot hold everything anymore.

After missing the penalty, I felt like I had failed my teammates, my family, and every Argentine who believed in me. I couldn’t stop replaying that moment in my head. I kept asking myself, ‘What if that miss costs us everything?’ Those were the longest minutes I’ve ever lived on a football pitch.

My teammates never stopped believing in me. They kept telling me to lift my head, to keep fighting, and they gave everything to turn the match around. Watching them sacrifice for me made the final whistle even more emotional because I knew I wasn’t carrying this dream alone.

When I looked into the stands and saw my family crying, I completely lost control of my emotions. They have lived every criticism with me, every defeat, every sleepless night, every sacrifice that nobody sees. Those tears were for them as much as they were for Argentina.

People only see ninety minutes on the pitch. They don’t see the years of pain, the sacrifices, the injuries, the doubts, or the fear that every World Cup could be your last. At this stage of my career, you understand that every match could be the final chapter of a lifetime’s dream.

I cried because I realized how close football can bring you to losing everything you’ve worked for. One moment can change history forever. Tonight, we survived, but emotionally it felt like I had lived an entire lifetime in just one match.

These were not tears of weakness. They were tears of relief, gratitude, love for my teammates, and love for my country. I will never forget this night for as long as I live.”

[AM☬ @AbsoluteMxssi]

Messi’s goal and celebration from the angle is everything 😭❤️

[MessiXtra @MessiXtraHQ]

🚨 Lionel Scaloni's reaction to Messi's Goal. 🥺🥺🔥
https://t.co/CbtRWfOFql

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Heroic 🐐

[Reshad Rahman @ReshadRahman]

LIONEL MESSI, THANK YOU FOR EXISTING IN OUR LIVES. https://t.co/PgY2UJdJ16

[Hansi’s Barça 🇩🇪 (fan) @Flickxball]

First time I have seen Scaloni react to a goal and obviously it was scored by Messi 😭❤️ https://t.co/PKE0KCjxdu

[Stop That Messi @stopthatmessiii]

He's won it all and LOOK WHAT IT MEANS ❤️❤️
https://t.co/EsopMfy7UV

[MC @CrewsMat10]

LIONEL MESSI IN TEARS AT FULL TIME.

Despite winning it all he still has this crazy passion for the game ❤️🥹

https://t.co/ccJ2dLyqZC

[Selección Argentina in English @AFASeleccionEN]

𝐖𝐄'𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐒! 🏆

🇦🇷 Argentina 3 🆚 2 Egypt 🇪🇬

⚽ 79' C. Romero
⚽ 83' L. Martínez
⚽ 90' + 3’ E. Fernández

[Selección Argentina in English @AFASeleccionEN]

LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[Barça Pictures #14 @Barca__pictures]

This is the most I’ve seen him celebrate a match. Look at how much it means ❤️ https://t.co/o2in6Sr7fT

[Hansi’s Barça 🇩🇪 (fan) @Flickxball]

Messi is crying with happiness 🥹 https://t.co/ALX1QjteMU

[Goalultinate @goalultinate]

🚨🚨GOAL: ENZO FERNANDEZ SEALS IT FOR ARGENTINA!!!!!!!

Argentina 3-2 Egypt

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i love you messiiiii i love you... te amo.... you are just everything

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gommalleeyyyyy! holy granoly...... ARGENTINA YOU BEAUTY!

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othaaaaa argentinaaaaaa

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BEAUTY MESSIIIIII COMETH THE HOUR COMETH THE MANNNNN!!!!!

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GOMMMALEEE

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yet agaiiiinnnnnn messsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii