Argentina striker Lionel Messi spoke about his sons' reaction to the team's defeat to Saudi Arabia at the 2022 World Cup.
After the game against Saudi Arabia, Mateo left the stadium crying. Thiago was doing the math, explaining to Mateo that if we won both games, we would qualify. Messi was quoted as saying by Barça Worldwide's social media account.
After the defeat to Saudi Arabia, the Argentine national team won all the other games at the World Cup and became the tournament champion. Messi won the Ballon d'Or as the best player of the World Cup, as well as the Silver Boot as the second scorer of the tournament (7 goals, 3 assists), after Kylian Mbappe.