The defeat against Saudi Arabia was a huge shock, although they've got better as the tournament has gone on.
They'd been on a sensational run before that Saudi game. Maybe it was simply a case of getting a defeat out of the way. I honestly think it was a strange blessing in disguise.
This isn't the best Argentina side in history by a long stretch.
But they've found a way and all the players are on a journey with Messi. It'll be his last hurrah - I can see him retiring not long after this.
He wants it desperately because those comparisons with Diego Maradona will never go away unless he wins this World Cup.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 18, 2022 من Daily Star Sunday.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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