1986年 Maradona led his team to victory in Mexico City’s Azteca.

1990年 Maradona, on one leg, lifted Argentina into the final, but they lost in their title defense.
2022年 Messi led Argentina to win in Doha Lusail.
2026年 Messi, at the age of 39, lifted Argentina into the final but again failed to defend their title.
It feels like we’ve been trapped in a cycle, a reincarnation.
I also know winning back-to-back is incredibly hard.
Before the match, I thought that Argentina reaching the quarterfinals was already very good and acceptable.
But I believed that miracles could happen to the gauchos.
In fact, they almost did.
On the field, they fought until the very last moment—
truly giving everything they had.
We really tried.
They didn’t lose.
They achieved an incomparable feat—
real heroes.
Unlike other gamblers,
we love the purest form of football.
We also lived out ourselves—
the things we love
shouldn’t become the chips we bet with.
We’ll keep waiting.
Keep waiting for the next No. 10—
no matter what process it takes to crown the next football king,
having to go through so much pain again,
I’ll keep believing that we will strike back once more.
The best thing in this life is loving Argentina.
I believe that in the future
I will witness again that our chests will be marked with the fourth star.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Until the end of life.