• A young Lionel Messi speaks after a goal-scoring performance for Newell’s Old Boys.
• “Federico Rosso Griggini passed the ball to Lucas, Lucas passed it to me, and I scored,” he explains.
• Argentina defeated France 4-2 in penalty kicks in the World Cup final.

It would not be an exaggeration to claim that the globe is still celebrating Argentina’s 2022 FIFA World Cup victory over France. Fans from around the globe praised the Argentinian players, particularly Lionel Messi, for their flamboyant performance. In the midst of the World Cup excitement, an old video of a young Lionel Messi has swept the Internet. It could perhaps be Messi’s first interview ever. Initially, Newell’s Old Boys published this video on Twitter, and thereafter, several social media accounts shared it.

In the video, Messi is questioned if he is aware of his selection as the Man of the Match. In response, he responds with “no.” He was then asked to elaborate on his objective. “Federico Rosso Griggini passed the ball to Lucas, Lucas passed it to me, and I scored,” he explained.

“A young Lionel Messi speaks after a goal-scoring performance for Newell’s Old Boys. This may be his first ever post-match interview,”  the video caption states.

Here is the video:

🎙️🐐 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙊𝘼𝙏

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A young Lionel Messi speaks after a goalscoring performance for Newell's Old Boys. This may be his first ever post-match interview. #Newells pic.twitter.com/wWI3o6kUZL

— Newell's Old Boys – English (@Newells_en) November 5, 2021

Everyone admired the fact that Lionel Messi, even as a young youngster, recognised the contributions of his colleagues after viewing the movie.

“The beauty of childhood. You can never tell what a child will become. This sweet young man turned into a serial destroyer,”  a Twitter user remarked.

Another user added, “Even at a young age he’s appreciative of his teammates in his goal.”

The beauty of childhood. You can never tell what a child will become. This sweet young man turned into a serial destroyer.

— Cuke (@CUkeachu) November 6, 2021

See further responses below:

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Even at a young age he’s appreciative of his team mates in his goal.

— Football Vision (@footballlvision) November 6, 2021

Mad to thinks he’s now the best player to ever touch a ball

— Stark ⚫️⚪️ (@NUFC_Stark) November 6, 2021

He wears number 10 already from those childhood times 🤩

— $○|_|r@ (@_souraDip) November 5, 2021

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The GREATEST OF ALL TIME. Still humble and still a team player always.

— Bayokind (@bayokind) November 6, 2021

"Wait I'm coming" maybe he was referring to the world of Football. 🥺🥺🔵🔴🐐

— Brown skin girl🇦🇷 (@Abo_Qua) November 5, 2021

"to all the people that know me" …lol..now it's BILLIONS 🐐🔥

— diane t (@SweetsoccerT) November 5, 2021

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Respect how focus wasn’t only on Messi but also the other players, amazing post love it!

— Shafii Mohamed (@cryptocavier) November 5, 2021

In the final, Lionel Messi scored a pair of goals and Angel Di Maria added another as Argentina dominated the game until Mbappe led France to an unbelievable comeback as the game ended 3-3 after extra time. Then, Argentina defeated the reigning champions France 4-2 in penalty kicks.

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