Lionel Messi gave his first interview since lifting the trophy in December, and revealed his inner thoughts about the tournament. 9WWOS
When Messi scored from the spot in regular time, he stood in front of Dutch coach Louis van Gaal and cupped both hands to his ears. After the game, he gesticulated to the Dutch bench and insulted striker Wout Weghorst, who scored twice in regulation.“I don't like what I did, I don't like what happened afterward,” Messi said. “These are moments of a lot of tension, a lot of nerves. It is very quick and people react the way they react. Nothing was planned, it just happened.
“I reacted that way. There had been many things with this player, moments of tension like these . . . I was at the mixed zone, it had just happened,” Messi said. “I don't like to leave that image, but these things happen." Messi said he has not watched the final against France. Argentina won the final on penalties to win its first World Cup title since 1986.
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