Will Lionel Messi win the World Cup?

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Argentina squeezed through into the semi finals of the World Cup after an incredible 2-2 draw with the Netherlands. Messi scored a penalty and got a terrific assist in the game, and is proving himself again to be Argentina's key man to their success.
They now face Croatia in the semi final, the big question is - can Lionel Messi finally win football's biggest competition?
Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor and special guest Carl Anka take a look at what makes Messi so special.
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  • @hubertagamasu6283
    @hubertagamasu6283 Жыл бұрын

    Messi does not need to win to be the best ever, he needs to win because he IS the best ever.

  • @mightytitan1719

    @mightytitan1719

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely faxx

  • @mugoikoroshiya

    @mugoikoroshiya

    Жыл бұрын

    So true. The argument tht if he doesnt win a world cup it decreases his GOAT status is absolute bonkers. I mean, its a team game. What can you do if your CB concedes penalties or fouls outside the box

  • @whodouthinkuare

    @whodouthinkuare

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes agreed. Regardless of who plays longer in their career or scores the most goals, Messi has kept his composure during his career, unlike Ronny who held Man Utd and Portugal to ransom, to such an extent they both severed ties with him.

  • @akashv8401

    @akashv8401

    Жыл бұрын

    Well said

  • @eleanorzissou

    @eleanorzissou

    Жыл бұрын

    @@whodouthinkuareThis is so tiresome. Messi played at Barca and than at PSG. Two of the lesser leagues in Europe. When he had a chance to prove himself in the PL, he declined.

  • @anthony8900
    @anthony8900 Жыл бұрын

    Bastian Schweinsteiger said on the german broadcast that even when overlooking the pitch from the commentators booth he didn't see that pass. I believe in the slow mo replay he said that even now he is struggling to see that pass. He was baffled. Schweinsteiger wasn't a bad passer himself lol.

  • @rivarwayne8179

    @rivarwayne8179

    Жыл бұрын

    Er ist ein Ehrenmann

  • @allanomondi1683
    @allanomondi1683 Жыл бұрын

    Everything said about Messi's game can never be said about Ronaldo but we're meant to believe they're on the same level

  • @franalytics5995

    @franalytics5995

    Жыл бұрын

    the video wasn't even about ronaldo, why is he living rent free in your head

  • @zulalulua9645

    @zulalulua9645

    Жыл бұрын

    There should always be competitor in sport , money , marketing , narrative and overall atmosphere demands it . We all know ronaldo is not even close to messi in terms of sheer ability , this Wc is perfect demonstration of it but he is only one who could take up role of competitor and challenger which , by the way , he fulfilled well but in the end there is nothing hidden that wont come into light and this debate is getting ridiculously one sided day by day, if messi wins it he will dethrone maradona Let alone ronaldo who never was on par with him.

  • @franalytics5995

    @franalytics5995

    Жыл бұрын

    @@zulalulua9645 wdym we all know, if you said messi is better I'd agree but you said it's not even close, which is so false, ronaldo is 2 years older than messi so obviously he would slow down before messi, let's see how messi fares when he's 37

  • @commando1092

    @commando1092

    Жыл бұрын

    I think its because of the trophies and achievements

  • @zulalulua9645

    @zulalulua9645

    Жыл бұрын

    @@franalytics5995aging works in favor of messi, because messi has far wider range of skillsets then ronaldo , he can still influence games even without speed and physicality he once had thanks to his superior vision and passing ability + far far far superior ball retention compared to ronaldo ,yesterdays match was perfect illustration of it. Ronaldo was always very linear and one sided inhis game compared to messi . he depends on fast acceleration and physicality to get into space and utilise chance team creates for him. messi at age of 36 has 4 goals and 2 assists(should have more assists if lautaro could actually score open goal chances ) in wc , is undisputed superstar in his team which ,thanks to him, is now in semi final. idk, what more 36 year old lionel messi should do ... i understand its leo messi and we always expect more and more from him,but cmon, give guy a break..

  • @tewhat930
    @tewhat930 Жыл бұрын

    Who’s here after Argentina won the world cup

  • @benthao587
    @benthao587 Жыл бұрын

    I really like Di Maria off the bench instead of starting, because he provides a fresh air of creativity and spark of energy that Argentina need at the end of games.

  • @essentialvibesev6293

    @essentialvibesev6293

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea but the Coach waited too long last game.

  • @kotexawa8183

    @kotexawa8183

    Жыл бұрын

    @@essentialvibesev6293 Exactly. If he was subbed on earlier, they could've won without going to penalties.

  • @milktea2422
    @milktea2422 Жыл бұрын

    It’s really hard to explain Messi’s ability to make space, and use space without just watching him. At 35 he is better than everyone on a pitch at all times, I don’t know how to describe it. He has lessen the pace and speed he once had from the last 12 years, he lost the ability to ‘Ankara Messi’ the whole team back in 2021. But he can still feint fast players and defenders to create that space. Like seriously you cannot put stats on what he does, you can’t put stats on him being able to hear his teammate or see his teammate in had a millisecond to then pass the ball through a defenders leg. Idk, you seriously just have to watch a full game of Messi, you can’t describe to a person unless they’ve watched him from an unbiased perspective. Or you could make someone who has never watched football watch some regular games maybe even Liverpool vs. Man city and then have them watch a game with Messi, and you can just see the difference in talent. It’s crazy

  • @Dropthebeatonit

    @Dropthebeatonit

    Жыл бұрын

    I love what you said!

  • @benthao587
    @benthao587 Жыл бұрын

    You guys need your own televised show! The insights are GREAT!

  • @juulutpoulsen3018
    @juulutpoulsen3018 Жыл бұрын

    Messi is people's heartache

  • @anthony8900
    @anthony8900 Жыл бұрын

    Messi doesn't owe anyone a world cup, football owes Messi a world cup.

  • @dumbdumber7203

    @dumbdumber7203

    Жыл бұрын

    No. Croatia will batter him.

  • @samyleroi664

    @samyleroi664

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dumbdumber7203 *Cough*

  • @dumbdumber7203

    @dumbdumber7203

    Жыл бұрын

    @@samyleroi664 panthom pen as always.

  • @ml1067
    @ml1067 Жыл бұрын

    Messi 🐐🐐🐐🐐

  • @NUROO672
    @NUROO672 Жыл бұрын

    Your correct messi won the 2022 qatar world cup

  • @Dropthebeatonit
    @Dropthebeatonit Жыл бұрын

    Seb! It’s domingo from school. Biggup! Love your ideas, so interesting, amazing what you’re doing, respect! Hope you’re really well man!

  • @imsovereign
    @imsovereign Жыл бұрын

    ARGENTINA WON

  • @adamadam-xb9ig
    @adamadam-xb9ig Жыл бұрын

    Hey could you guys link the podcast in the description for these videos.

  • @MrHRmario
    @MrHRmario Жыл бұрын

    top stuff guys, keep it up :)

  • @agustinpereira3128
    @agustinpereira3128 Жыл бұрын

    IF DI MARIA COMES BACK THEN WE TAKE IT ALL BOYS

  • @ml1067
    @ml1067 Жыл бұрын

    Messi messi is already the Goat🐐🐐🐐

  • @dumbdumber7203

    @dumbdumber7203

    Жыл бұрын

    Modric > Messi

  • @ml1067

    @ml1067

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dumbdumber7203 dumb dumber explains a lot 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @kemchy3838
    @kemchy3838 Жыл бұрын

    Didn't know Josh from Drake and josh became a football journalist

  • @benjaminmwandibha4728
    @benjaminmwandibha4728 Жыл бұрын

    Let them do the thing the are underdogs the clearly not favorites let them work the way to the top everyone says france is favorite i want to see Argentina proof the world wrong as underdogs

  • @nkululekomicheal6155
    @nkululekomicheal6155 Жыл бұрын

    We are Begging Almighty Lord to help Messi and Argentina to win a WORLD Cup this year Amen

  • @Yob365
    @Yob365 Жыл бұрын

    @ 0:17 what is this guy on about? Make what tournaments look better

  • @ml1067
    @ml1067 Жыл бұрын

    #Messi🐐🪄👽💯🤴

  • @madaxwayne
    @madaxwayne Жыл бұрын

    Skill for function,not style Great way of putting it

  • @mrfacts6860
    @mrfacts6860 Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @FatTodd
    @FatTodd Жыл бұрын

    I really think mbappe is going back to back. He’s gonna have the most successful career of all modern forwards when it is said and done

  • @MrStoyan5
    @MrStoyan5 Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, yeah, everyone felt Brazil was going to win it, and England fans always have a feeling about it this time around and so on and so on.... give me a break. The team is strong, for sure, but scarier opponents arguably exist (i.e. France) Messi had some uncharacteristic shortcomings in the groups, however now he's been on form AND EVEN THEN THEY COULDN'T BEAT THE F-ING DUTCH!???! wake up

  • @piyushmishra4694

    @piyushmishra4694

    Жыл бұрын

    Substitution ruined it

  • @stuckupcurlyguy

    @stuckupcurlyguy

    Жыл бұрын

    To be fair they had the better chances and should have won well before penalties. Netherlands got very lucky.

  • @agustinpereira3128

    @agustinpereira3128

    Жыл бұрын

    Dutch needed a friendly referee and a 200 IQ play to tie it up at the very last minute. Argentina was clearly the better team yesterday

  • @invisigaming357

    @invisigaming357

    Жыл бұрын

    @@agustinpereira3128 oh yeah, cause not giving our favourite Argie his second yellow when the lad decided to control the ball with his hand is equal to being friendly to the Dutch.

  • @MikoyanGurevichMiG21

    @MikoyanGurevichMiG21

    Жыл бұрын

    @@invisigaming357 The ref was just terrible all around. Just accept the reality. Both Argentina and the Netherlands have had valid complaints and stop propping some biased narrative.

  • @starganstar2016
    @starganstar2016 Жыл бұрын

    Mbappe will honor his idol and put an end to this mummers farce December 18th.

  • @gabriellepcha9504

    @gabriellepcha9504

    Жыл бұрын

    Penaldo fan

  • @gaoaibai6243

    @gaoaibai6243

    Жыл бұрын

    Cry?

  • @samyleroi664

    @samyleroi664

    Жыл бұрын

    Cry?

  • @dumbdumber7203
    @dumbdumber7203 Жыл бұрын

    No. They are playing Croatia.

  • @Punkster556

    @Punkster556

    Жыл бұрын

    What ?

  • @aAaronbavl
    @aAaronbavl Жыл бұрын

    I reeaallyyy hope not

  • @arnoldhc0258
    @arnoldhc0258 Жыл бұрын

    No this Argentina team near choked against Netherlands and messi can’t carry them all the way it’s just not gonna happen

  • @factos1463

    @factos1463

    Жыл бұрын

    no they still have the chance. messi is carrying them so hard and also his teammates are ready to die for him

  • @arnoldhc0258

    @arnoldhc0258

    Жыл бұрын

    @@factos1463 I wanted Argentina to win it all but it’s probably not gonna happen

  • @dumbdumber7203

    @dumbdumber7203

    Жыл бұрын

    @@factos1463 Argentina is not as good as Croatia. Messi would not even get into Croatia's first 11.

  • @aamir2527

    @aamir2527

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dumbdumber7203 username checks out

  • @dumbdumber7203

    @dumbdumber7203

    Жыл бұрын

    @@aamir2527 Truth hurts?

  • @MrIncredibleGuy
    @MrIncredibleGuy Жыл бұрын

    France about to repeat 🏆🏆

  • @jimbojimbo6873
    @jimbojimbo6873 Жыл бұрын

    Simply put, no.

  • @rickykhokhar2671

    @rickykhokhar2671

    Жыл бұрын

    Penaldo

  • @mynameisjeff6988

    @mynameisjeff6988

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rickykhokhar2671 Most of messi's goals in this world cup are penalties

  • @kakun63

    @kakun63

    10 ай бұрын

    penaldo out@@mynameisjeff6988

  • @saddammall3337
    @saddammall3337 Жыл бұрын

    Messi aint even the greatest Argentine to play much the Greatest ever ...pelè on the top always ...

  • @madaxwayne

    @madaxwayne

    Жыл бұрын

    To think Pele is legitimately a better player than Messi I'd absolutely ludicrous Messi surpassed both a while back

  • @saddammall3337

    @saddammall3337

    Жыл бұрын

    @@madaxwayne based on what ...balondior ...a magazine awards nonsense ...

  • @madaxwayne

    @madaxwayne

    Жыл бұрын

    @@saddammall3337 it's nonsense because the person you think is the best doest have it 🤷 He's the better player with or without a world cup Those with unbiased eyes can see this People denying themselves the enjoyment of watching the greatest play will soon regret it when he's gone Certainly a more complete player than both

  • @saddammall3337

    @saddammall3337

    Жыл бұрын

    @@madaxwayne yeah right dont see player cry over that though...

  • @choudhary7404

    @choudhary7404

    Жыл бұрын

    Messi greatest ever ever in this universe,messi ,maradona,pele,nazario ronaldo,cruff,ronaldinho,zindane tht greatest list

  • @saptarshichowdhury3697
    @saptarshichowdhury3697 Жыл бұрын

    It's either Mbappe's or his Idol RONALDO'S PESSI WILL GET KO TUESDAY

  • @phantom1076

    @phantom1076

    Жыл бұрын

    Well not Ronaldo now lol

  • @andrewbunch6599

    @andrewbunch6599

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @gouravghosh588

    @gouravghosh588

    Жыл бұрын

    Well Penaldo is most certainly not winning it🤣

  • @erichazley4491

    @erichazley4491

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol portugal is out

  • @kekhrievituomedom2353

    @kekhrievituomedom2353

    Жыл бұрын

    Penaldo

  • @m8nu_krishna
    @m8nu_krishna Жыл бұрын

    Guys please don't jinx it 🥲

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