“Messi is the man”- Andy Murray, Piers Morgan, and others hail Lionel Messi after his brilliant performance in the 2022 FIFA World Cup pre-quarters

“Messi is the man”- Andy Murray, Piers Morgan, and others hail Lionel Messi after his brilliant performance in the 2022 FIFA World Cup pre-quarters

Lionel Messi after scoring the goal.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 fixture played between Argentina, and Australia featured Lionel Messi’s 1000th official appearance on the Football ground. The little magician again produced a hell of a performance against the Aussies and successfully beat them 2-1. He knocked them out of the competition to move ahead into the quarterfinals. For the same goal, the Argentine maestro surpassed Diego Maradona’s tally to become the highest World Cup scorer from his country.

The Australians put up a massive fight toward the end. A big save by Martinez in the last game kick helped Argentina to preserve the lead. Lautaro Martínez had the chance to triple Argentina’s lead but failed with his nerve-wracking attempts on the goal. Leo Messi was nonetheless expected to perform well, especially after missing a penalty against Poland.

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Argentina saw its life flash past its eyes for the closing minutes. Take a bow, Australia! The team gave it all, the team even built the chances during the last seconds of the stoppage time, but the Argentina defense managed to hold them. Lautaro had the opportunity to make it a dominant win for the Copa America Champions. But he failed to convert multiple chances he got with just the goalkeeper upfront to beat. Argentina will face the Netherlands in the quarterfinal.

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Twitter reactions after Lionel Messi’s brilliant performance against Australia on his 1000th appearance

Lionel Messi at the FIFA World Cup
Lionel Messi at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

The whole world rains their appreciation and praise for the little magician who blew everyone’s mind with his brilliant spell in a significant victory for the Argentines. Twitter, one of the most active social media platform, has gathered good reactions from fans who witnessed brilliance in the Round of 16 fixture. Argentina, as expected, is marching ahead with the dream of lifting the golden trophy.

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