Argentina national team forward Lionel Messi could not hold back tears after scoring his first goal in the first round of the World Cup-2026 group stage match against Algeria.
Modern.az reports that “La Opinion” spread information about this.
It was stated that the reason for the football player's crying was related to his father's health. The health of 67-year-old Jorge Messi deteriorated this week, but information about his diagnosis is not provided.
After the game, Lionel Messi stated that his reaction was not related to football and noted that he had difficult moments in recent days.
It should be noted that Argentina defeated Algeria 3:0, and Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick.
The 38-year-old forward shares the first place in the list of the tournament's best scorers with German footballer Miroslav Klose with 16 goals in the history of World Cups.
