Messi after Argentina's qualification to the round of 16 “Maradona would be happy for me”

In relation to the game this Wednesday against Poland, he regretted having made a mistake, but he believes that this motivated his teammates to increase their offense

“I felt a lot of anger when I missed the penalty. But I think that as a result of missing the penalty, the team fell apart. We played a great match. After the first game it was all ours. We did what we were looking for at the beginning of the World Cup”, he added.

After the 2-0 loss against Poland, Argentina qualified for the round of 16 in Qatar 1200, instance in which it will face Australia.

“We know that they are all complicated rivals. We have to play our game and win and tomorrow we will start preparing the game”, said Messi, who also praised the work of his teammates.

“We have a spectacular group that plays who plays and that’s very important in such a short competition and with so many games and when it’s your turn to play, perform like this”, he sentenced.