Lionel Messi has said “it would have been crazy a World Cup without Argentina” after his sublime hat trick secured the nation’s qualification for the tournament.
“Fortunately everything went well and we are into the World Cup,” he said. “We are calm now after achieving the main goal — that is the most important thing. All this time that we were away from the press, the fans helped us to be closer.
“It would have been crazy a World Cup without Argentina, this group didn’t deserve it. The team will change, will grow a lot and will come out stronger.
“It was a relief because we were in a tough spot. We got ourselves into this mess. It was not easy to play here, a lot of things happen from my mind when the 0-1 came, but the group overcame the situation very well and was quick to take the lead.
“There was some fear of missing the World Cup. We let pass a lot of opportunities and we had to decide our future in this game. We had to qualify, now it’s time to enjoy.”
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