I think this Argentine side are the most disrespected World Cup finalists I’ve ever seen.
I’m talking about the media, btw. Back-to-back World Cup finals, one KO loss and 7 years, and folks talk about them like they’re some B-grade side here by luck.
In 2007, Lionel Messi held a baby for a photo shoot. That baby grew up to be Spanish soccer star Lamine Yamal!
19 years later, Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal are set to face off in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina!
The way people watched Portugal - Croatia and then Argentina - Cape Verde the next day with their own eyes and they talk more about the ref in the Argentina game is genuinely SCARY. We are seeing a campaign we never seen in history of football.
That Messi performance yesterday was absolutely insane btw. Why are we treating what he’s doing at his age as if it’s normal? A 39-year-old shouldn’t be moving like that. The debate over who the greatest footballer of all time is has been over for years. At this point, he’s making a case for being the greatest athlete in sports history. It’s absolute insanity.
No one will ever be like him in any other sports.
- Scored in every match of the World Cup.
- Most goals in the World Cup competing with young stars.
- Most Player of the Match awards with Vinícius.
- Longest consecutive scoring streak in World Cup history.
- Most goals in World Cup history.
- Most goals from outside the box in World Cup history.
Enough is enough. We’ve reached a point where it feels like anything people say about Argentina will go viral. No one can convince me that everything I’m seeing isn’t driven, at least in part, by chasing engagement.
It’s somehow Argentina’s fault that a clear penalty wasn’t given to them tonight, but no one wants to talk about that because it doesn’t generate interactions.
It’s Argentina’s fault that Portugal didn’t finish top of their group, and that neither Uruguay nor Spain managed to beat Cape Verde.
It’s Argentina’s fault that people keep spamming Messi’s out-of-context tackle against Algeria, while much harsher challenges have gone unpunished throughout this World Cup.
It’s Argentina’s fault that a Cape Verde player dove when Paredes didn’t even touch him, but that doesn’t fit the narrative people want.
We’ve seen terrible VAR decisions and far more controversial incidents throughout this World Cup, yet they barely get any attention because they don’t involve Argentina.
Everything is Argentina’s fault. I've never seen anything like this.