A clip of Lionel Messi from after Argentina's FIFA World Cup quarter-final win over Switzerland has gone viral, leading to reactions from fans. In the video, the 39-year-old helped teammate Lisandro Martinez to locate his family in the stands as the defender frantically searched with no success.
Following the final whistle in Kansas City, the Argentina players, including captain Lionel Messi, let down their hair and sought to celebrate with their families, who were up in the stands. Martinez was having a hard time finding his, and Messi guided him to where they were.
The interaction between the teammates after the tense FIFA World Cup clash sparked reactions from football fans on X.
One fan joked that the 39-year-old was scanning seats in the stadium to provide assists.
Another fan pointed out that Messi scans better than a machine.
A fan pointed to the incident as Messi's 11th FIFA World Cup assist.
Another fan hailed him as the GOAT, purring over the fact that he already scanned to whole stadium to deliver an assist off the pitch.
A fan was bemused by the fact that the Argentina captain scans the whole stadium.
Lionel Messi failed to score for the first time in the FIFA World Cup this summer as Argentina survived another scare to eliminate 10-man Switzerland from the competition. Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring for La Albiceleste before Dan Ndoye equalised midway through the second half.
Switzerland were reduced to ten players shortly after, as Breel Embolo received his marching orders for simulation. Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez scored in the second half of extra-time to seal a hard-earned 3-1 victory for the reigning champions.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi became the first player in the history of the FIFA World Cup to record ten assists in the competition. The 39-year-old set up teammate Alexis Mac Allister to open the scoring against Switzerland in the last quarter-final of the tournament.
Messi broke Diego Maradona's record of assists in the previous round against Egypt before delivering his tenth assist in the tenth minute against Switzerland. He has now set up ten different players to score World Cup goals for Argentina since his debut in 2006.
Messi's first assist was on his debut aged 18 against Serbia and Montenegro, as he set up Hernan Crespo in 2006. He has also set up Carlos Tevez, Angel Di Maria, Gabriel Mercado, Sergio Aguero, and Enzo Fernandez. Also on the list are Nahuel Molina, Julian Alvarez, Cristian Romero, and Mac Allister.
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