There was a lot of tension during that quarterfinal match Argentina ended up winning Netherlands after a dramatic penalty shootout the Dutch comeback reached. The nerves that existed at the end of the match between the players of both teams were transferred to the mixed zone, where there were unpleasant pictures.
An Argentine television station was interviewing Leo Messi after the game when the PSG striker fixed his gaze on someone outside the picture and said the following: “What are you looking at, fool? Yes, come back.” According to ‘The Sun’, the words were for Louis van Gaal, but according to Johan Kücükaslan, from SVT, the words were for Dutchman Wout Weghorst.
“I was only a few meters away and I saw everything. There was a lot of emotion and an irritated mood. Messi came out of the players’ tunnel and then Weghorst was left waiting for a doping test. Then the discussion started. I Don’t know that it became a fight, but there was irritation. Van Dijk had to come in and calm them down,” the journalist told Expressen. And he continued: “It was very unexpected to see Messi like this, he doesn’t usually argue. Especially not against a two-meter-tall opponent (Whegorst). There was a big difference in height between them.”
Source: La Verdad
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