In what will likely be his last World Cup, Lionel Messi entered Lusail Iconic Stadium looking to kickstart his quest for what’s most-eluded his famed career with a gimme.
As he walked off the pitch after the final whistle, however, he had helped deliver one his country’s greatest-ever embarrassments.– who was the second-biggest underdog in the tournament – in their Group C opener. Messi actually put Argentina up 1-0 in just the 10th minute, cooly converting a penalty as it appeared the Albiceleste would cruise to an easy three points.Less than three minutes after the break, Messi lost possession as he received a pass in the middle of the field.
Playing in his fifth edition of the tournament, a World Cup title is the only thing missing from the 35-year-old Messi’s career. Despite winning every possible individual and team trophy between his club sides Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, Messi has infamously failed to replicate the heights the legendary Diego Maradona captured in Argentinian lore.
Maradona captained Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, winning the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament. He scored two of the sport’s most-famous goals in the semifinal against England – the first an unpenalized hand ball known as the “Hand of God” as one of the worst no-calls ever, and the second an end-to-end individual run, dribbling past five defenders in what was voted “Goal of the Century.
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