📸 Coach cuts interview short! Messi & co in tears after drama | OneFootball

It was as dramatic as it gets! The round-of-16 match between Argentina and Egypt truly had everything. After it already looked in the second half as if the big favorites were going to be knocked out, the Argentinians came back. 

In the end, 0-2 became 3-2. No wonder the Argentina stars were emotional after the final whistle and had tears in their eyes. Above all, their superstar Lionel Messi. 

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There were not only tears, 'La Pulga' was also thrown into the air by his teammates. 

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But it wasn’t only Messi and his teammates who had tears in their eyes — Argentina’s coach also became emotional after the final whistle and even had to cut his interview short. He could hardly find the words and could only say: "This group of players... What can I say? Sorry, I can’t speak right now, I’m very emotional." Then he walked away.

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All Argentinians will need some time to take in this match. There isn’t much time, though — the quarter-final is already waiting on Saturday night. Their opponent (Colombia or Switzerland) will be decided later.  

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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