The famous Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi praised the rival team after an exciting and tough match against Cape Verde in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Lionel Messi spoke to the media after the match and said that today we tried hard to play well as usual, but I think the important thing now is to rest, think about the future and try to learn a good lesson from today’s game.
The captain of Argentina admitted that it is not enough to win, but we have to correct a lot of mistakes, I think we made a lot of mistakes in today’s match as well.
“We knew it would be a very tough match because Cape Verde had a few wins against teams like Spain and Uruguay,” he said.
Lionel Messi said that it was very difficult for us to score the first goal in the match, when the first goal was scored, we thought that now we will win the match comfortably and play calmly, but the situation was completely opposite to what we thought, we could not put pressure on the opposing team and they fought us with all their strength.
“We knew this match would be tough, because it’s a nominal tournament and nobody gives anything away,” he added.
The captain of Argentina also said that the special thing about the FIFA World Cup is that every match is very difficult.
It is worth mentioning that in the 32nd round of the Football World Cup, Argentina defeated the Cape Verde team, which is participating in the World Cup for the first time, 3-2 in an interesting and exciting match.
In the match, Lionel Messi was also injured in the head due to the football kick, but he finished the match despite the injury.
