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After the first games in the group stage in the World Cup, Argentina was on the verge of elimination.
The surprising loss to Saudi Arabia put Lionel Scoloni's team in an unpleasant situation, because they brought 900 kg of meat from Argentina to prepare authentic meals for the players and staff, and it seemed that all this goodness would go down the drain and be lost in an ocean of blue and white tears.
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It seemed that the best player in recent decades, and perhaps the best ever, Leo Messi, would do a short last dance, an encore of failure that would cast a shadow over his career in relation to Diego Maradona's.
Maradona is the football god of Argentina.
He has already brought honor to the Argentine nation and won the Holy Cup.
He did it with the help of his own "hand of God" long before VAR was invented.
It didn't change much for the Argentinians, the opposite is true.
Maradona's hand of God only increased his aura in their eyes.
Diego's bastard smile whenever the subject came up made it all common, as if to say that Diego was allowed.
The fans make sure to mention that Maradona is always in the background, photo: AFP
Since Argentina's loss to Saudi Arabia in their Group C game and the semi-final victory against Croatia, the Argentine team has been on an emotional rollercoaster.
The loss gave a sense of a crash, as if there was no way back, and only one knew how to raise his head, look at the "burnt" fans in the whites of his eyes and ask - believe us.
In those moments, Messi was broken, but he could not continue as usual, keep a detached face and not say a word.
Throughout his career, Messi hardly said anything personal to the media.
He rarely showed emotions and did not lead his friends in a way of speaking, but only by the very fact of being omnipotent on the field professionally.
This time he couldn't stay in his comfort zone, in the quiet corner with himself.
Messi's last dance, which was planned to be an elegant waltz, turned into a stormy tango of emotions.
Suddenly we discovered a completely different Messi, human, who gets angry at the Dutch coach Louis van Gaal, who throws an inappropriate word towards a Dutch player during a television interview, and is really not politically correct.
On the one hand, losing control and angry, and on the other hand happy to the end of the world after a victory, hugging and rejoicing as one person, in an unusual way for him.
Messi as never seen before and everything from the heart deep inside, in front of his children and his wife in the stands, without justifying himself and aiming for a goal.
Just a leader who takes everyone under his wing.
No more the alien Maisie, who has a wonderful ability but seems disconnected and inaccessible.
Flesh and blood taxes, everyone's taxes, the people's taxes.
Messi.
Like never seen before, photo: AFP
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We can already summarize and say that this World Cup in Qatar, which was unusual from the beginning due to the fact that it took place in the middle of the season, did not provide us with enough quality games.
It is not for nothing that we will remember from him the surprises of the tournament, Japan and especially Morocco, who managed to amaze high-quality and well-respected teams.
There were also penalty dramas and painful relegations by Germany, Brazil, Belgium and Spain, none of whom managed to maximize themselves except at certain moments and in specific matches.
The final game can compensate us and give a quality final show.
Kylian Mbappe's proud world champion France will play against Messi's team.
The feature that stands out most in the young star is the jet speed with which he is endowed.
Just a fighter jet that goes on a sortie, leaving behind opponents who one by one fail to stop it.
You never know when he will pop up and break through everyone to the goal, and it seems that he doesn't prepare either but plays with instincts like a child in the neighborhood playground, with a sparkle in his eyes and joy in his heart.
You can't ask for more than a final match with Kylian Mbappe against Leo Messi, and we can hope that the climax of this World Cup is still ahead of us.
Mbapa
You never know when he will appear and break through everyone to the gate,
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