Messi's hot display was included in the movie World Cup
In the FIFA TV documentary "Written in the Stars", the moment Messi raised his voice at Weghorst is fully reproduced. There, the Argentine superstar interrupted a live interview with TyCSports while being stared at by Weghorst.
"What are you looking at, you idiot? Go away," Messi yelled. The opposite angle shows Weghorst trying to explain to the Argentine players, including Sergio Augero, Lautaro Martinez and Lisandro Martinez, that he just wanted to shake Messi's hand but was turned away.
Lisandro, who later became Weghorst's teammate at Man Utd, tried to appease and advise the 1m97-tall striker to return to the Dutch dressing room.
The video immediately shows Messi wearing Memphis Depay's shoulder into the tunnel. Weghorst waited there and held out his hand to shake it, but the PSG star ignored it.
"I don't speak Spanish very well, but Messi used words that disrespect me. I respect him as a player, so what happened is really disappointing," Weghorst said.
The match between the Netherlands and Argentina was extremely tense, causing the referee to draw 18 yellow cards - a record in a World Cup match. Messi imprinted the shoes of both Argentina's goals, successfully shooting the first penalty to create momentum for a 4-2 victory. Weghorst came on in the 78th minute and scored a brace to help the Netherlands equalize 2-2.
In an interview in January 2023, Messi admitted regretting the reaction in the match against the Netherlands. He said: "I didn't like what I did. Those moments were stressful, uncomfortable. I followed my emotions and everything happened very quickly. I didn't want to leave that image, but it happened. happen".
Thanks to Messi's high form, Argentina won the World Cup for the third time in its history, ending a 36-year long thirst. The Argentine Football Federation on March 23 honored Messi and the team on the occasion of a friendly match against Pamana - the first match after they won the World Cup 2022. Coach Scaloni said he will continue to summon Messi until the player is 35 years old. retire from the team.
