On the eve of the 2026 World Cup final against Spain, Lionel Messi lit up social media with a post that has already gone viral. The captain of the Argentine national team shared a photo of the entire squad at their New York training camp on his Instagram account and released a text that left no one indifferent.
«The most beautiful thing about all these years was never just the titles, but the entire journey. Sharing day-to-day life with this group, competing together, getting up in difficult moments, and enjoying every step,» wrote the number 10, making it clear that the team transcends results.
Messi also thanked each of his teammates, Lionel Scaloni’s coaching staff, and all the people who work to ensure the national team «remains a family.» And he ended with a phrase that has already become an anthem: «No matter what happens tomorrow, this group has already written a story that we will never forget and that no one can erase. Let’s go Argentina.»
The message did not go unnoticed by fans, who interpreted it as a declaration of principles: the team is already legendary, regardless of what happens on the field. But AFA president Claudio «Chiqui» Tapia also joined the hopeful atmosphere. On his X account, he posted the same image with a brief «Clinging to this hope. All together. We are AFA.»
The official Argentine national team account followed suit, sharing a minute-and-a-half video with Bill Conti’s song «Going the Distance» from the movie Rocky. The piece reviews the team’s journey in recent years, with images from the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the 2021 and 2024 Copa América, and the 2022 Finalissima. «Here comes the defending team. The one with five consecutive finals. The one they tried to knock down a thousand times and got back up,» says the voiceover, as Messi and company are seen taking the field.
The video also evokes Diego Maradona, César Menotti, and the «San Martín-like feats» of the Scaloni era. All with a clear goal: «We’re going for everything.»
On the other side, the Spanish national team also uploaded a video on X. It starts with a 2022 press conference where a journalist asks Aymeric Laporte: «Why can Spain be world champions?» And he replies: «Why not?» Then 2010 champions like Iker Casillas and Andrés Iniesta appear repeating the same question.
The final is played this Sunday in New York. Argentina seeks its third consecutive world title (Qatar 2022, 2026 World Cup) and Spain wants to return to the top after 2010. The match promises to be historic.
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para mi es una verguenza q la prensa mundialista ignore q messi es el unico q representa al pueblo trabajador antiimperialista mierda españa es la dictadura del capital no merece ni mirarlo a messi vamos argentina carajo pase lo q pase ya somos campeones morales los yankees y europeos no entienden nada fuerza messi beso al diego
Para mí Messi tiene razón pero le falta huevo. Este equipo de zurdos tibios no merece la copa, la historia la escriben los machos como Maradona. España nos va a pasar por arriba como siempre. Aguante la derecha y la patria carajo!