Messi explained in press statements that his tears were not related to football, stressing that he went through very difficult days and emotional pressure during the past week, and expressed his gratitude to his colleagues and members of the Argentine delegation for supporting him and giving him strength, without revealing additional details about the nature of those circumstances.
Messi praised the unity and harmony of the Argentine national team’s dressing room, stressing the importance of starting the tournament with a victory despite the difficulties the team faced in the first half against an organized team.
On the other hand, Messi downplayed the importance of reaching goal number 16 in the history of his participation in the World Cup, which made him the top scorer in the tournament’s history in partnership with German Miroslav Klose, describing the achievement as just a statistic, thanking the Argentine fans for their great support in the American stands.
