One day after the 2026 World Cup final, in which in which Argentina lost to Spain and finished and finished as runners-up, a video filmed moments before the team walked out onto the pitch at MetLife Stadium started to go viral. The footage shows the players gathered in the dressing room while Lionel Messi tries to instil calm ahead of the game.
"Calm, let’s stay calm, lads, let’s think about playing, nothing else. Stay calm. Let’s forget about everything, let’s forget about everything. Let’s focus on playing," the captain can be heard saying in a pep talk whose tone caught fans' attention.
