Following Argentina‘s win over the Netherlands on Friday, punching its ticket into the semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Lionel Messi shouted at an individual offscreen throughout his postgame interview.
Messi, 35, stared coldly in the identical path for a number of seconds earlier than yelling out some offensive phrases to Wout Weghorst.
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“What are you taking a look at, dummy,” Messi stated. “Go on that method, dummy. Go away.”
The interviewer was left with nothing to do, however tried to calm Messi down, who was nonetheless heated after the sport’s ultimate whistle.
Messi had already had a tense second with the Dutch bench after the penalty shootout, clearly bleeding over off the sector.
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After the penalty shootout, Messi exchanged phrases with Dutch supervisor Louis van Gaal and his assistant Edgar Davids.
Messi clearly makes a gesture a Davids along with his hand, probably saying that they weren’t speaking as a lot as earlier than, now that they’re eradicated.
A penalty strike on the 73rd minute gave Messi his tenth World Cup purpose, tying Gabriel Batistuta on the nation’s all-time main scorers record for the match.
Argentina will now tackle Croatia within the semis on Tuesday, the place Messi may make historical past by surpassing Batistuta.