KANSAS CITY.- After the classification of Argentina to the semi-finals of World, Lionel Messi He stated that the next duel against Englanda team he has never faced, “it will be a special match.”
“I played against everyone except England and it’s special because it’s a big team, a power and it’s always nice to play against a team like that, especially in a World Cup semi-final,” Messi said after Argentina’s 3-1 victory over Saturday. Swiss in the quarterfinals.
The duel, which will be played on Wednesday in atlantaarrives 40 years after the other Argentine myth, Diego Maradonaled a memorable victory against England in the Mexico World Cup, with the wounds still open from the Argentine defeat in the Falklands War in view of United Kingdom four years earlier.
“Now we will rest and prepare for that. We come from a lot of wear and tear, from playing one more extra time again and sometimes it shows,” Messi said after another long-suffering victory against Switzerland in extra time in Kansas City.
A spectacular goal Julian Alvarez In the 112th minute it broke the 1-1 tie that had gone into extra time and secured a place for Argentina in the semifinals for the third time in the last four World Cups.
“This group never gets tired of continuing to make history, of continuing to want more,” highlighted the leader of the current champions.
Again among the four best
Likewise, the attacker of Inter Miami He assured that, although, in itself, what the Albiceleste is achieving is worth highlighting, the results take on additional value when you take into account that they are the current defending champion of the tournament.
“This group accustomed people to things that are not normal. It is not easy to come from being world champion, to winning everything we win and again continuing to compete and continue being up to par and being among the four best,” Messi recalled.
“Playing a semifinal again is not something normal, that’s why we have to enjoy it a lot because we don’t know if it will happen again,” he said. “We spent a long time without being world champions, so everything that comes is good to enjoy and give value to.”
