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🚨 “This One Hurts… Argentina Deserved More” — Lionel Messi After Final Defeat

🎙️ Interviewer: Leo, how are you feeling after this loss and not winning the World Cup?

🎙️ Lionel Messi:“It’s very painful… honestly, it hurts a lot. I think the people of Argentina deserve more, and that’s what makes it even harder for me.”

“First of all, congratulations to Spain. They played a great game and deserved the win.”

“But at the same time, I feel something special… seeing some of the boys I knew from La Masia back in the day — now grown, now achieving big things. It makes me happy, because they were close to me during my time at Barcelona.”

“Still, of course, I wanted to win this for Argentina… for the people.”

🎙️ Interviewer: It looked like it really affected you… we saw you crying.

🎙️ Lionel Messi:“Yes… I cried. Not only because we lost a final, but because I know this is my last World Cup with the national team.”

“And when you realize that… you start thinking about everything — the fans, the people of Argentina, this group… how happy I’ve always been with them.”

“That’s why it’s so hard. Knowing that I have to say goodbye… that I’m going to miss all of this.”

“These moments, these people… they mean everything to me.”

[Sage @Sage_FCB]

🎙Thierry Henry on Lionel Messi winning the Golden Ball award before the FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain:

🗣“For me, it was never a debate. Lionel Messi has been the best player at this World Cup, and the Golden Ball is awarded for what you've done throughout the tournament, not just the final.

At 39 years old, he's produced eight goals and four assists. That's extraordinary. What he's doing at this stage of his career is something we may never see again.

People talk about numbers, but it's also the way he controls games and makes everyone around him better. No player has had a bigger impact on this tournament than Lionel Messi, and he fully deserves the award.”

[FREE KELVIN @Freekelvin_]

The funniest thing about the Messi And Ronaldo “debate” is that Ronaldo isn’t even the second best player of all time.

[k🎱 @crtfydyapper]

laughing at the world champion who’ll retire as the footballer with most trophies, most ballon d’ors, most golden boots & most assists???

[Daniel Regha @DanielRegha]

Messi has already won the 2026 World Cup, getting the trophy will just be an added bonus.

-He's the oldest outfield player to ever play in a World Cup final.

-Holds the record for most matches in World Cup history.

-As a captain, Messi also holds the record for the most matches in World Cup history.

-The World Cup all-time top-scorer (controversial).

-Messi officially holds the record for most goal contributions in World Cup history.

-He's the first player in football history to ever feature in six different World Cups;

- The second player in history to play in three WC finals.

-Impressively the only player to register at least one assist in six different World Cups (2006 to 2026).

-The first player in football history to register over ten career assists at the World Cup.

-He has Most Player of the Match awards in history.

-The first captain to lead his team to three World Cup finals.

-The most World Cup appearances by a player.

-One of the very few players in history to reach a WC final back-to-back.

-The first player in history to complete "nine dribbles and assisted two goals against England" and "the first player on record (from 1966) to do so in a single FIFA World Cup knockout game".

-Arguably the first to start in three World Cup finals.

-He is Argentina's leading World Cup scorer

-Player with the most World Cup wins.

-Player with the most minutes played.

-The oldest player in World Cup history to score a hat-trick (though controversial).

-First ever to register a goal in six consecutive World Cup matches.

-He holds the record for the most goals scored from outside the box in World Cup history; Long-range goals.

-Additionally, Messi holds the record for scoring against the most different national teams in World Cup history.

-He's Argentina's youngest and oldest World Cup goalscorer.

[𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐊 @TheMahleek]

Lionel Messi will sleep tonight a World Cup winner

Lamine Yamal will sleep tonight a World Cup winner

Cristiano Ronaldo will just sleep.

[All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 @AlbicelesteTalk]

Lionel Messi's World Cup career is crazy... 🐐

[Berneese @theberneese]

Thank you for everything Leo🥹❤️

[TOMI$IN🏅 @tomisinfcb]

🚨Kylian Mbappé on surpassing Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race

"I'm happy to be leading the Golden Boot race, but if there's one player who can turn everything upside down in one game, it's Lionel Messi. I honestly pity Spain because Messi is a mad man when it comes to finals. He'll do everything possible to score at least two goals if that's what Argentina needs."

"That's why he's the GOAT. People only see the talent, but they don't always see the obsession to win. He's unbelievably competitive, and once he sets a target, he pushes himself until he achieves it."

"That's also why I'm not resting assured that the Golden Boot is mine yet. As long as Messi is still playing football, nothing is guaranteed. I know he'll do everything possible to fulfill his mission, and that's exactly what makes him so special."

[Abokr Omar @Abokr10]

⁉️🎙️هل تعتقد أن لامين يامال هو أقرب لاعب في تاريخ إسبانيا إلى مستوى ليونيل ميسي 🇦🇷🇪🇸؟

🗣️🇪🇸 دي لا فويتني :

" لامين يجب أن يكون هو لامين. أما ميسي فهو لاعب لن يتكرر.

ميسي موهبته استثنائية للغاية، وفوق كل ذلك هو مثال يحتذى به. وسأكرر ذلك مرة بعد أخرى: ميسي مثال للرياضيين الشباب، من خلال مواقفه وسلوكه، خصوصًا في هذا العمر، وفي هذه النسخة من كأس العالم والمستوى الرائع الذي يقدمه.

ميسي مثال ونموذج يحتذى به.

لكن لامين يجب أن يكون هو لامين. وأعتقد أن أفضل طريقة لمساعدته هي دعمه ومساندته حتى يواصل أن يكون لامين الذي نعرفه، لديه مستقبل واعد للغاية وإمكانات هائلة ".

[LakeShowYo @LakeShowYo]

ENGLAND GETTING DISRESPECTFUL VS FRANCE 😭😭😭😭😭

[ChocoTribe 🇦🇷 @Debbybruno3]

“We want France to face Argentina in the final”

This is the France that wants to face Argentina? 😭😂

[𝕂𝕖𝕟𝕫𝕚𝕖 ☄︎ @KenzieLFC]

This Messi’s goal has to be the best of the tournament. Poetic😮‍💨

[Ivar @IvarTalksBarca]

Lecture me if I am wrong, but has there ever been a greater World Cup campaign than the one we are seeing from Messi now?

He is literally 39 years old, but still the best goalscorer, playmaker and dribbler. It should not be possible:

[ᜰ 🇦🇷 @markklfc]

Thomas Tuchel on Lionel Messi’s masterclass against England.

🗣️ “I’ve coached against some of the greatest footballers in history, but nights like this remind you why Lionel Messi is different. We prepared for him all week. We had plans, we had markers, we had instructions… and none of it was enough. He punished us with two moments of absolute genius.”

“You can stop him for 85 minutes, but Messi only needs five seconds to destroy everything you’ve built. That’s what happened tonight. Two assists, no panic, no wasted movement just pure football intelligence. He doesn’t force the game. He waits… and when you make one mistake, you’re dead.”

“I was shouting from the touchline because I knew the danger every time he received the ball. My players knew it too. Yet knowing what Messi is capable of and actually stopping him are two completely different things. He sees passes that nobody else in world football even imagines.”

“People talk about speed and strength. Messi doesn’t need either. His brain is faster than every defender on the pitch. He dictates the tempo, manipulates space and tears teams apart without looking like he’s trying. That is what true greatness looks like.”

“As painful as this defeat is for England, I refuse to lie. We were beaten by a footballer who continues to redefine the game at 39 years old. Two assists in a World Cup semi-final, carrying his country into another final… that’s not normal. That’s history unfolding in front of your eyes.”

“Sometimes, as a coach, you have to accept an uncomfortable truth. We didn’t just lose to Argentina we lost to Lionel Messi. And if he plays the final like he played tonight, the rest of the world should be very worried.”

[Elvis Tunde @Tunnykvng]

I just love how Lionel Messi makes his haters look stupid every time 😂

[Janty @CFC_Janty]

You can’t even hate at this point

Argentina is f*cking world class, they have a never give up mentality.

[MC @CrewsMat10]

THE GREATEST THERE IS
THE GREATEST THERE WAS
THE GREATEST THERE EVER WILL BE

🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[MC @CrewsMat10]

LIONEL MESSI STUNNING ASSIST TO WIN THE GAME FOR ARGENTINA 🤯🐐 https://t.co/4i3txSqcFP

[All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 @AlbicelesteTalk]

WHAT A TEAM BRO.

WHAT A TEAM.