World Cup 2026: Messi pinpoints what Argentina did wrong against Cape Verde

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has pinpointed what his squad did incorrect against Cape Verde during some sides’ World Cup Round of 32 encounter.

The lucifer ended 1-1 aft 90 minutes astatine the Miami Stadium, but Argentina went connected to triumph 3-2 successful other time.

Diney Borges’ ain extremity ensured Lionel Scaloni’s broadside eliminated the Blue Sharks from the competition.

Speaking astatine his post-match interrogation aft the game, Messi admitted that Argentina couldn’t property Cape Verde decently during the encounter.

According to him, Scaloni’s broadside was besides disjointed against the African side, and their lines were acold apart.

“I deliberation we couldn’t property them well, our lines were benignant of acold isolated astatine times,” Messi said via FIFA’s website.

“When we wanted to leap from the antiaircraft pivot, it was excessively acold a region for the center-backs, and we ended up a spot disjointed.

“They ever had an other antheral due to the fact that we couldn’t lucifer up, and that’s wherefore they kept the shot and made america run, due to the fact that we couldn’t property them properly.”

World Cup 2026: Messi pinpoints what Argentina did incorrect against Cape Verde