Argentina star Lionel Messi vowed to continue playing for his country despite finally realising his lifetime ambition of winning the World Cup. | Sport24news
Argentina star Lionel Messi on Sunday vowed to continue playing for his country despite finally realising his lifetime ambition of winning the World Cup.
"I want to keep experiencing a few more matches as world champion," Messi, 35, told Argentine television following the country'sBut Messi admitted his career was almost finished after the Argentina captain landed the one major international trophy missing from his collection.
Argentina led 2-0 at half-time and went 3-2 up during extra-time but a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick, with two late goals in normal time and another in the extra period, pinned Argentina back, taking the game to penalties. "It was a very strange match, the same as the other one against the Netherlands, and then when we went ahead in extra-time it happened again," said Messi.Messi hugged his family and team-mates after the match while coach Lionel Scaloni, winger Angel Di Maria, who scored Argentina's second goal, and goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez could not contain their tears after the final whistle.
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