Former Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal has made some serious revelations about the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar.
Messi led Argentina through a miraculous comeback after they lost to Saudi Arabia in their opening encounter at the World Cup. Argentina went on to defeat Poland and Mexico to go to the knockout stage.
After overcoming the tenacious Australian team in the round of 16, the South American powerhouse went on to upset the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.
And Van Gaal, who led the Netherlands in Qatar, claimed that the games were planned and managed, so that Messi could end a football fairy tale.
“I don’t really want to say much about it,” Van Gaal told NOS Sport.
“If you see how Argentina gets the goals and how we get the goals and how some of Argentina’s players crossed the line and weren’t punished, then I think it’s all preconceived game.
He added: “I mean everything I say by that. That Messi had to become world champion? I think so, yes.”