Lionel Messi has said Sunday's championship game against France will mark his final World Cup appearance. But that has only amplified the rooting interest among Argentines, Messi fanatics and soccer enthusiasts in the Chicago area.
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates with teammate Rodrigo De Paul, left, after Nahuel Molina scored the opening goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between the Netherlands and Argentina, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on Dec. 9, 2022.
Messi, who at 35 is ancient for an elite soccer player, has said the championship game against France will be his final World Cup appearance. That has amplified the rooting interest, if such a thing is possible, among Argentines in the Chicago area and soccer fans who picked up an affinity for the diminutive wizard during his long stint at club superpower FC Barcelona.
Messi has twice played in Chicago. The first time, in 2013, was a charity match. In 2016, he scored a“When Messi came in, things were taken care of,” Argentina coach Gerardo Martino told reporters in the aftermath.Daniel Thomann and his son Lionel, named after Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi, take in the Argentina-Poland World Cup game Nov. 30 at a restaurant in Lombard. They plan to return Sunday for the championship game pitting Argentina against France.
“I watch the games by myself, usually, because I get very emotional, start yelling and screaming,” he said. “It’s horribly embarrassing for me to behave that way in public. I’m a physician, a serious person. If I go off character like that, I’d rather do it in private.” “For Barcelona fans, he is already the greatest of all time,” he said. “For most of the rest, the is necessary.”
Migrant workers celebrate Argentina's Lionel Messi open goal in the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Australia as they watch on a big projection screen at the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 3, 2022.
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