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THE '10' HAD A DAY OFF WITH ARGENTINA

Messi shared with his family during the France-Morocco

Published:15/12/2022 - 00:50h

Updated:15/12/2022 - 11:17h

Lionel Scaloni gave his team a day off after the victory against Croatia in the World Cup semifinals. On his day off, Leo Messi took the opportunity to celebrate with his family, while France confirmed their pass to the final against Morocco

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For Leo Messi, family is always the most important thing and there is no better way to celebrate his successes than surrounded by his relatives and friends. On Wednesday, the '10' took advantage of his day off with Argentina to share with all his relatives who traveled to Doha, clearing his mind before preparing for Sunday's final against France. The 'crack' shared a photo on his Instagram account accompanied by his entire family just before the start of France-Morocco.

In the image you can see the 35-year-old player with his children, his wife and his mother at the University of Qatar, the place of concentration of the 'albiceleste' throughout the tournament. Argentina managed to recover from their debut defeat against Saudi Arabia with five straight wins against Mexico (2-0), Poland (2-0), Australia (2-1), the Netherlands (2-2, 4-3 p .) and Croatia (3-0). In the final, nothing more and nothing less than the defending champion awaits, in an unbeatable setting to close the tournament.

'Les bleus' fulfilled the forecasts and defeated a combative Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium with goals from Theo Hernández and Randal Kolo Muani. Thus, Leo will have revenge against the executioner of the 'albiceleste' in Russia 2018 (France threw them out in the round of 16 with a 4-3) and will face, again, his teammate at Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé, with whom he shares the tournament's scorer table with five goals in six games.

"I am proud to be able to finish my World Cup career playing this final. What I am experiencing is something exciting. Surely Sunday will be my last game in a World Cup. It is already many years for the next one (2026) and I don't think that gives me. So I hope to finish in the best way", Messi said after the win against the Croats, a game in which he was again chosen as 'MVP' with a penalty goal and an assist.

France is not afraid of Messi

After beating Morocco, Theo Hernández was the first to warm up the final. "We are not afraid of Lionel Messi," said the AC Milan winger, featured on Wednesday with his great goal starting the game. Theo will have a lot of work in Doha marking the '10', while Hugo Lloris hopes to maintain his unbeaten arc despite the presence of Leo. In this regard, the goalkeeper commented: "Argentina is a great team, which has a player who has marked the history of this sport (Messi), but we have arguments," said the French captain. What is certain is that on Sunday there will be a new three-time world champion. The party is served for a historic day.

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