The ESPN FC crew discuss their favourite Lionel Messi moments of the World Cup and Julian Alvarez’s role for Argentina ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Argentina.
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Nobody even mention the argentine manager😅😅 what is his name again?
I wonder what the odds are on messi scoring from a penalty kick
Thank you for finally discussing Alvarez's role in this tournament. I love Messi, but only talking about him is lazy journalism in this context. Analyze the work of the current players not just one play and old memories about one famous player.
These ESPN bums have blamed otamendi everyday. I m sure they havent watched him this wcup. He has been one of the best defenders.
Funny thing s everyone forgot dimaria. Scaloni s gonna start him. He kept him fit for the final. France s in for a surprise
I think the 2 time world champion will win
Surprised by the goat doing what he's always done? No.
Messi fine a reliable finisher in Alvarez. One & Two punch
Of course 35 year old Messi is about 20% down from his peak….but that only makes him about 2% better than anyone else on the field.
france are favorite at the moment
Molto bene grazie.frufru.Argentina campeon del mundo , decretado.
My prediction is Argentina will win by 3-2 in extra time! Messi should be out before first extra time if during 90 minutes with a draw!
Next 4 years, Argentina would be eliminated from Group Stage (without Messi)!
thats wc for everything…golden ball golden boot..ballon dor
Argentina will win the final vs France with a dive for a penalty kick or red card. They play dirty.
This is Messi best World Cup performance
Now, he has teammates that are better too.
All Argentina players have haircut similar to Messi hair, nearly entire team.
France is too good for Argentina. I am a big messi fan & will be happy if he wins but the reality is France is too strong.
Argentina will win .
Alvarez has always been the best player on the team and really only future talent and they didn’t even realize it till later in the tournament, idiots 🤣
The Arab world has elected Messi as their leader, a diety in fact, especially now Morocco has gone too. They are as much fans as an Argentine though they turned him over in game1. Cult devotion. Leo of Arabia. V The colonial enigmatic France with it's troops emanating from these former colonies. The history as much as the football and the location of this game is truly spectacular. Let's hope for an amazing battle. South America v Europe for the CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD.
City should do Arsenal d last favour and give us Alvarez
Alvarez is going to be a Suarez 2.0 if he continues to grow like this. Once the finishing and strength improves further, he ll be a force to recon with.
Spot on, the Mexico goal was the vital one boosted Messi and Argentina, they will have best game in final from left right to center. The trophy is coming to Argentina via Messi’s hand ❤
People are not giving enough credit to Scaloni. This is the first job as a national manager, and look at how well he has assembled the team. I know beating France is tough. But I still hope Argentina wins. And no matter the result. Argentina and Scaloni have done great. It's not just Messi (of course, he has done great), but De Paul, Alvarez, McAlister, Otamendi, Emi Martinez, in short, the entire team has done great work.
Pep knows how good Alvarez is, the only reason he has not started with him so often is because he knows that it is a long season and wants to rotate properly, like what he has often done.
Zabaletta was correct. Goal against Mexico was way more important than anything
Hopefully we wont see a last minute goal from france just like in the 2014 final… that'll break messi's heart.
People who claim to be expert and say he see Messi play in PSG, than acting surprise Messi deliver clearly show you lack of knowledge. Messi besides the speed, he is still in his prime, for only see his goals, but him being a playmaker is extremely underrated because we only see his goal. Why people acting when Messi delivering those amazing assist is beyond me, he have some of the best assist also in Barcelona, even if some of them dosent turn out to goals.
Mbappe is will kill their dreams
People need to start talking about Di Maria he is key to winning this final!
hope messi wins this , May the football gods add more messi magic
They will focus on Messi while Alvarez keep scoring
Whoever wins the Golden boot, their team aint winning the WC. Choosely wisely.
France has an inexperienced second centre back might be exploited by Messi and Alvarez which means both Varane and Kounde will have to stay back to defend.
"maybe not scoring" says about a guy who's the top scorer in the tournament lol Messi tax is real
I wish Argentina had Alvarez in 2014 instead of Higuain