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Lionel Messi speaks on Argentina reaching the 2022 FIFA World Cup final.
Argentina has advanced to their sixth World Cup final, and Lionel Messi has spoken, saying the team is optimistic they can ‘pull it off’ and win the competition.
The Paris Saint-Germain star scored a penalty and assisted one of Julian Alvarez’s two goals during the 3-0 semi-final victory over Croatia. He was in outstanding form throughout the game.
With five goals and three assists, Messi is now both the top goal scorer and assist giver at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The forward set a new World Cup goalscoring record for Argentina with his five goals throughout this competition.
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Speaking after the game to the press, Messi gave his assessment of the game and his nation’s run to the final: “I don’t know if it’s my best World Cup or not. I’ve been enjoying this a lot for a long time. We were confident that this group was going to pull it off. We know what we are and we ask the people to believe in us.
“We have been through tough situations, other very good ones. Today, we are living something spectacular. I’m enjoying it with all of these people and all the Argentines that are in our country. I imagine it has to be crazy.
“We knew were not the top favourites but we were not going to gift anyone anything. We showed it match by match.”