Raj Shekhar Barman

ICSSR Doctoral Fellow at EFLU Hyderabad

[18/12 @MessiOnyx]

شوفوا شووفوفوووفوفواااا 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[CA VA🐐 @psg__chief]

I’ll never forget this tackle by PAREDES

[كأس العالم™ @TrendEPL]

🚨🎥 مقطع اليةم بلا شك!

ـــــ لاعبو المنتخب الأرجنتيني يرفعون ليونيل ميسي عاليًا بعد الفوز و التأهل. 🔥

[S🕊️🇸🇪 @8bdrssss]

They should build Paredes a statue for this

[Hansi’s Barça 🇩🇪 (fan) @Flickxball]

First time I have seen Scaloni react to a goal and obviously it was scored by Messi 😭❤️

[Barça Worldwide @BarcaWorldwide]

Haaland🗣️ : "Messi is the best ever"

[🏟 @ahdemou]

Messi

[Anabella💙❤️ @AnabellaMarvy]

Reporters 🗣️ : “Messi the guys ( Cape Verde players) who roughed you up are waiting to take pictures with you”

Messi 🗣️ : “Yea they asked me for my jersey and everything. On the pitch, they kicked the hell out of me, but afterwards……”

Reporters 🗣️ : “ They kicked the hell out of you”? 😂😂

Messi 🗣️ : “ Haha… no I’m kidding” 😂😂

[Father Of Chickens @caesar_mayor]

Cabo Verde's Bubista wanted to shake hands but was greeted with a warm hug from Scaloni instead. what a moment! 🇦🇷🇨🇻

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Leo Messi: “Thanks to this team and these teammates, I can be at another World Cup today and I can keep competing”.

“I know they make an extra effort so that I can keep competing and they do it from the heart because they truly feel it”.

[Cleverly 💐 @Cleverlydey4u]

This fan threw his phone at Vozhina to get his attention… but Vozhina kindly picked it up and handed it back to him. ❤️

[Benjamin Fernandes 🇹🇿 @Benji_Fernandes]

The coolest thing just happened in Miami.

The Argentinian fans came to join the Cape Verde fans to celebrate them.

I love this. I love football.

Soooo proud of Cape Verde

[Juez Central @Juezcentral]

Tenemos que hablar de este tipazo. Pedro Leitão Brito es el DT de Cabo Verde.

Antes del partido, se acercó a Scaloni a entregarle un banderín de Cabo Verde, con un mapa de las 10 islas que tiene el archipiélago y le explicó su ubicación.

El DT quería asegurarse que Lionel no olvidara nunca donde queda Cabo Verde. Y lo logró, no solo con el regalo sino con el partido y Mundial que hicieron.

No olvidar que Cabo Verde es el país africano más cercano a Sudamérica. Hermanitos💙

[Arvin @sozirv]

"Out of my 100 matches with Argentina, this is the one that has impacted me the most as a coach."

— Lionel Scaloni

[AM☬ @AbsoluteMxssi]

Argentina fans applauded the Cape Verde players after the game ❤️

[BarçaTimes @BarcaTimes]

Lamine’s biggest supporter 😂❤

[Anabella💙❤️ @AnabellaMarvy]

Fabián Vargas 🗣️: “ I was playing for Almería and we were facing Barça. Before the match, some friends called me asking for my jersey to auction and raise money for victims of the severe floods in Colombia.” 🇨🇴

“So I decided to speak to Messi before the game, explain the situation, and ask if I could have his shirt after the match.” 👕

“But we lost 8–0, I was upset, and I forgot to go get it at full time.” 😔

“Then Almería’s kit manager came into the dressing room and said someone wanted to see me.” 👀

“I went outside and saw Messi standing there with a small bag. He said, ‘Here are some shirts for your fundraiser.’” 🐐

“I hugged him and thanked him. When I opened the bag, I saw not only his shirt, but also shirts from Iniesta, Piqué, Alves, Xavi, and Puyol.” ❤️

“I will never forget his incredible gesture.”

[MC @CrewsMat10]

Reporter: “were you actually giving Lionel Messi instructions?”

Scaloni: “Are you seriously asking me that? What am I supposed to teach him?” 😂

Reporter: “Maybe tell him, ‘Move here… step back… when the ball comes from this side, do this?’”

Scaloni (laughing): “That’s crazy. By then he’d already watched 55 minutes of the game and understood everything happening on the pitch. He doesn’t need that.”

“Of course, we discuss tactical adjustments. whether we’re changing shape or attacking a certain way. so he knows how to manage the game. But teaching Lionel Messi how to play football? Absolutely not. Zero.” 🐐🇦🇷

[AM☬ @AbsoluteMxssi]

An even better angle of Messi’s freekick goal vs Jordan

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Who’s gonna win the World Cup? 🌎🏆

🇫🇷 France vs. Sweden 🇸🇪
🇺🇸 USA vs. Bosnia 🇧🇦
🇨🇭 Switzerland vs. Algeria 🇩🇿
🇿🇦 South Africa vs. Canada 🇨��
🇳🇱 Netherlands vs. Morocco 🇲🇦
🇵🇹 Portugal vs. Croatia 🇭🇷
🇪🇸 Spain vs. Austria 🇦🇹
🇧🇪 Belgium vs. Senegal 🇸🇳
🇧🇷 Brazil vs. Japan 🇯🇵
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast vs. Norway 🇳🇴
🇲🇽 Mexico vs. Ecuador 🇪🇨
🇩🇪 Germany vs. Paraguay 🇵🇾
🇦🇷 Argentina vs. Cape Verde 🇨🇻
🇦🇺 Australia vs. Egypt 🇪🇬
🇨🇴 Colombia vs. Ghana 🇬🇭
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England vs. DR Congo 🇨🇩