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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Lionel Messi: Qatar confirm unusual plans for World Cup bedroom after Argentina triumph

The hotel room used by Lionel Messi during Argentina's triumphant World Cup campaign in Qatar is set to be turned into a musem and open for public viewing.

Messi provided the defining images of the tournament as he at long last got his hands on the one trophy that has evaded him for so long in what was his last chance to win it. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner was named player of the tournament and bagged a brace in the final, which marked his sixth and seventh goals of the competition.

Adoring fans will soon be able to go and see where Messi prepared for what many view as the biggest game of his hugely successful career after journalist Achraf Ben Ayad reported that the Qatar University space the Argentine occupied will be turned into a 'small museum'.

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