Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentina national team, made statements after today’s match against Poland in the 2022 Qatar World Cup to some Argentine newspapers
Stadium “974” hosted the match between the two teams in the third and final round of the tournament’s group stage
Argentina won with two goals without a response, to qualify with Poland for the round of 16 competitions of the tournament
The match saw Lionel Messi miss a penalty kick, in the 38th minute, of the match, which was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Chesney
Messi said in statements published by the official website of the Argentine national team: “I felt angry after wasting the penalty kick, but the team became stronger after a mistake from me. We knew that once he scored the first goal, he would change the match
He stressed, “The previous match gave us a lot of peace of mind and we went out to the stadium believing that we had to win
And he continued, “The match with Australia will be very difficult. Any team can beat any team. Everything is very equal. We have to prepare for the match in the best way as we always do
He concluded, “We have to be calm and deal with each match after another. Now another World Cup begins and we hope to continue to maintain what we did today
