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Messi Comments On Argentina's First Defeat After 2022 World Cup

17 Nov 2023
11:30
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Argentina national football team striker Lionel Messi summarized the results of the match of the qualifying tournament for the World Cup 2026 against Uruguay.

The game of the fifth round was held on November 16 in Buenos Aires at the stadium La Bombonera and ended with a loss of Lionel Scaloni's team with a score of 0:2. Defender Ronald Araujo and forward Darwin Nunez scored goals for the winners.

The 36-year-old captain is quoted by the press service of Argentina as saying:

They are a strong and physical team and played with more intensity. We struggled mightily to find ourselves and our game. We never felt comfortable. They are a physical team that bring a lot of danger in the counter-attacks and they showed that with the goals they scored.

Lionel Messi

Thanks to the away victory Uruguay gained 10 points and moved up to second place in the standings. The Argentines maintain the lead with 12 points.

Earlier, Argentina defender Nicolas Tagliafico, who plays for French Olympique Lyon, said that the team needs to win the 2024 Copa America for Messi to play at the World Cup-2026.

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