Lionel Messi Was Isolated Against Croatia…He Only Had 49 Touches In The Entire Match
During the Argentine anthem, the cameras focused on Lionel Messi. He rubbed his forehead, the pose of a man under a lot of pressure at work.
When team-mate Ivan Rakitic sealed a 3-0 win for Croatia in stoppage time, Messi simply looked resigned, as if he always knew that carrying the entire weight of expectation for a two-time world champion nation would be too much to bear.
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