“I want confusion, turmoil, Neymar’s pen, Messi crying,” Former Brazil international wants to witness Lionel Messi suffer at 2022 FIFA World Cup

“I want confusion, turmoil, Neymar’s pen, Messi crying,” Former Brazil international wants to witness Lionel Messi suffer at 2022 FIFA World Cup

Lionel Messi losing to his nation and crying during the World Cup is what Former Brazil international Fred wants to witness. Despite Argentina’s less-than-stellar performance compared to expectations, Brazil and Argentina, two of the tournament favourites, are still on course to face off in the semi-finals.

If Brazil defeats Croatia and Argentina defeats the Netherlands in their respective quarterfinal matches on Friday, the iconic derby will be played on the grandest platform. Given that it is almost certainly going to be his final opportunity to win the World Cup, Messi losing at any moment would be heartbreaking for the PSG player, and Fred wants to witness that misery.

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He wants to see the 35-year-old specifically suffer at the hands of his own nation. “I want the Brazil-Argentina semi-final. I want confusion, turmoil, Neymar’s pen, Messi crying,” he told ESPN. Fred was a member of the Brazil team that, according to common belief, would have faced Messi and Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final but instead suffered a humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in the semifinal.

After that tournament, which was held in his nation, the striker received harsh criticism because he had only scored once in six starts. This time around, the South American team’s main offensive threat Richarlison is excelling, scoring three goals in three starts.

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Lionel Messi led Argentina defeated Brazil in Copa American final in their last competitive outing

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For the match to take place on Tuesday, Argentina will need to beat the Netherlands, and Brazil needs to overcome Croatia on Friday. The match between these two South American rivals would be exciting, with Brazil having a little advantage. They have triumphed in 46 of the 113 meetings, with Argentina winning 41 of them and 26 ending in draws.

The two teams’ most recent encounter ended in a 0-0 draw in November 2021. The last time they had squared off in a competitive tournament was in the Copa America final, which Argentina won 1-0 thanks to goal from Angel di Maria in the first half.

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