Tuesday February 7, 2023
اردو
Dialogue Pakistan Dialogue Pakistan
Dialogue Pakistan Dialogue Pakistan
  • Citizen Journalism
  • Pakistan
  • World
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
    • Feature Videos
    • In House Videos
    • Mobile Footage
    • Documentaries
  • More
    • Features
    • Health
    • Sci-Tech
    • Business
    • In Pictures
    • Facebook
Sports

Maradona would be ‘super happy’, says Messi

by AFP December 1, 2022

AA

 Maradona would be ‘super happy’, says Messi

Doha: Lionel Messi believes Diego Maradona would be “super happy” after he led Argentina into the World Cup last 16 on Wednesday thanks to a 2-0 win over Poland.

Messi became his country’s most capped player at the tournament with a 22nd appearance surpassing his legendary compatriot who died just over two years ago.

“I learned it recently, I didn’t know it. It’s a pleasure to be able to continue to achieve these kinds of records. I think Diego would be super happy for me, because he always showed me a lot of affection, he was always happy when things went well for me,” said Messi.

Despite missing a penalty — his 39th career failure from the spot — the Argentina captain said he was “happy” with this “big match”.

“We achieved our first objective, which was to get out of the group after starting the way we did (a shock 2-1 loss against Saudi Arabia),” said Messi.

“I was really frustrated to have missed the penalty, because I knew that a goal could change the whole match, that it makes you play in a different way. But I think that from the penalty I missed, the team came out stronger.”

Messi, who still needs a World Cup winner’s medal to cement his legacy as one of the sport’s greatest players, believes Argentina are moving up through the gears at precisely the right time.

“After the first goal, everything went our way. We started doing again what we had been trying to do since the start of the World Cup, but which we hadn’t been able to achieve for various reasons.

“Having been able to do it today, it gives us confidence for the future.”

Next up for Argentina is a last-16 clash against Australia on Saturday.

“We know that now everything will be very difficult. That whoever the opponent, it will be complicated. We have seen recently, at our own expense, that any opponent can play a good game and win.”

Post Views: 208

Share This:

Tags: Argentina Fifa2022 Messi World Cup
Previous post
Next post




Polls

Who do you think will rule Karachi and Hyderabad after January 15?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...
Most Recent
Business

Daraz cuts workforce by 11%

February 7, 2023
Entertainment

Pakistani artists urge Sindh Police to take

February 7, 2023
Business

Drugmakers threaten to stop production in Pakistan

February 7, 2023
News

Google to release ChatGPT rival named Bard

February 7, 2023
February 2023
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728  
« Jan    
Related Stories for you

The FIFA World Cup 2022 – All the money that went behind the most successful tournament

January 4, 2023

The FIFA World Cup 2022 – The details of all the money spent on the most successful sporting tournament of

Huge crowd forces authorities to abort Argentina’s World Cup victory parade

December 21, 2022

Millions of jubilant fans turned out Tuesday to welcome home Argentina’s World Cup winners led by Lionel Messi, but most

In Pictures: Morocco World Cup team arrives home to heroes’ welcome

December 21, 2022

Tens of thousands of Moroccans thronged the capital to welcome home their national football team, the first Arab or African

Dialogue Pakistan

Citizen Journalism is the collection, dissemination and analysis of news by the people for the people especially by the means of internet. Dialogue Pakistan is the country’s first citizen journalism portal to provide Pakistanis an opportunity to get themselves heard aiming to encourage citizen journalism inculcated with ethical values.

Quick Links

اردو
About Us
Privacy Policy
Advertise
Careers
Contact

Category

Citizen Journalism
Pakistan
World
Sports
Entertainment
Features

Download our APP

Social Platforms

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
Copyright 2023.Dialogue Pakistan. All Rights Reserved.