Throughout the match, the tension was palpable on the field, where it almost turned to the general fight after a big foul by Leandro Paredes on Nathan Aké. The meeting was also marked by numerous warnings: 14 yellow cards were distributed, 6 against the Dutch and 8 against the Argentines.
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And the atmosphere was obviously still electric after the victory of Argentina, according to the excerpt from a post-match interview with Leo Messi. As a reporter questions him, the Argentine star aggressively addresses a person off-screen. “What are you looking at, fool?“, he launched, the dark look.
According to several Internet users on Twitter, Messi attacked Wout Weghorst, the author of the two Dutch goals of the meeting.