Lionel Messi : SAINTED | Official World Cup Film 2022

In his own words, Lionel Messi begins the journey to win the World Cup at the fifth and final time of Asking. For an early lead. Lionel Messi! Al-Malky's ball through. Al-Shiri! That's equalised for Saudi Arabia! They did the impossible. Al-Habid. They're all at sea suddenly here, Argentina. And they're now behind. Fine shocks. Where is Messi? Messi down. Where is Messi? Messi down, down, down. Can everybody see Messi? Where is Messi? This is one of the greatest World Cup shocks in history. For those fans in the white and blue of Argentina. I'm sure that we're going to win. But you need to wait for someone to get in the ball and produce a moment of magic. Big for Argentina. Fans can dare to dream again. Eyes of the world firmly fixed on Lionel Messi. Chesney denies Lionel Messi. Cisme Calista. Brighton. First ever international goal. And what a time to score it. For me, one day is a very special moment. To be there, to score my first goal with the national team jersey. To look at the stands and see my family. As you say, there were many special moments. But that was perhaps one of the most important. Fernandez. Argentina and Lionel Messi's dream of emulating Diego Maradona 36 years ago is still alive. Calista. Messi! It had to be. Just when his country needed him. And say the worst thing that you can say to Leo is, when Argentina defends, they defend with 10 players. To attack Leo, to attack Diego, those are things that only Argentina knows. Shoulders, half a yard of space. Back it goes to the Molina. It's his turn. In the stars. That's a good ball in. And a very, very good header. And the Dutch are back in it. They're all dying out for the Netherlands. It all comes down to this. And I will never forget Ferdinand filming that free kick. He scores it, he thinks he's going to go for the goal. Sava! I couldn't believe it. Sorry man, I'm sorry. I didn't know what to do. I just went to the toilet. Pulsating. Fiery. Ferocious. A game of 17 yellow cards and one red. It goes to penalties. Still having goosebumps. I was dead on the floor there. Someone hugged me and said, Oh, I can't believe you just done it again. You saved us again. And then when I look up, it was Leo. That picture I always have in my heart. For people that we know Messi from a long time, we all know that he's the leader. Of course then, because he's a bit quiet, people think, no, he's not a proper leader. But no, they're wrong. There is a lot of this, people talking. He goes and talks to Van Gaal and Davids, saying, you've been talking too much, you've been talking too much. It's like, I'm looking at him, and I know other people of course, it was like, wow, Leo, you know. And you can't stay on the level that long that Leo has without being incredibly competitive. He's a winner. You go away, you fool, you know. Oh, you silly. Go away, you fool. Rosario boy style. Within hours, there were T-shirts, mugs, fridge magnets. Suddenly everyone among the press there were texting and writing, has Messi been taken over by the spirit of Maradona? At last, finally. Messi. Maradona's got back at him. Will he be able to stay with him? Messi gets through. And Argentina have three. Alvarez has got his second. Made by the master. And the beauty of it all is that there are many stories that could be told, but we don't know which one will be written. Down goes Di Maria. Penalty to Argentina. Messi turns it out to Alvarez, who gets it through. And that's McAllister looking at Di Maria. And you thought that was it? It's the World Cup final. They've scored two goals, we've scored two goals. And then ten minutes to go, breakaway, penalty. It all changed after Messi has given the ball away. Messi's been robbed by Coman. Beppe. Gets the return. The final was to continue, the mentality was to continue because it was the final and we had to continue, the game didn't end there. Then when it was my turn to go out, from the bench, from the outside, you suffer a lot more. Arturo Martinez. Lionel Messi. Fernandez. Martinez. Messi. Messi is conquering his final peak. And then you thought, that must be it now. Schalke have ball. He hasn't, has he? He has. Umbappe. First World Cup final hat-trick since Haast in 66. And then even after that, it could have been one. It was like, one in. He's in. Martinez with the save. Oh my God, he was free. That's a good one. It went straight down the other end. Here they go again. Martinez waits in the middle. That had to be. It was one of the most exciting, thrilling, tremendous games I've ever seen. When it came down to penalties, we had Emiliano Martinez, who... He's got that skill. In a penalty shootout, you know, it's like arm wrestling. Emiliano will put the team ahead. So the pressure was on them all the time. The first one, I didn't do anything. Like, nothing. Just good luck and that's it. Umbappe will go first for France. And Umbappe will score for France. Three times on the spot. Whatever you can do, I will endeavor to do as well, is Lionel Messi's message. And he rolls it in. The next one is a one, you know. Saved by Martinez. The first cheers are Argentina's. The third one is a pressure pen. That's the one that I need to... I need to do something, you know. Martinez has thrown the ball away. He's done that before. This is all part of his penalty routine. Make them work. Unbelievable. People say, oh, do you practice that dance? No, I never dance the way I dance after the second pen I miss. Never in my life. You know, that's me sometimes. I'm a child on the pitch. I don't see what's going to happen next, you know. They miss. We score. They miss. We score. And it came down to Gonzalo Montiel, you know, to deliver that last kick. This is for the World Cup.