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2016-06-27 07:09:52 Post No. 68981519
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2016-06-27 07:09:52
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>messi quits argentina and goes to play for spain
>fifa rules say you can play for any country, like a club
>spain wins the next 2 world cups
>messi is the golden boot winner both times >he returns to argentina to seek redemption at the age of 38
>prepares for world cup 2026
>its hosted in the US
>they score late winners against croatia, algeria, and japan in group stage
>all winners are scored off of messi's left boot in the second halves
>they advance
>quarters
>germany
>its 0-0
>messi comes on in the 60th minute
>they get a free kick in the 88th minute
>from way out
>in almost the exact place that messi skyed it more than a decade before in the world cup final
>messi takes it
>this time, it twirls in the air, it dips
>it hits the bottom of the crossbar
>pings off the right crossbar
>off the goalies hand
>and in the net
>argentina wins
>into the semis
>they face chile
>chile have become quite the elite team since the "generacion de oro" spurred them to 2 copa wins in a row and 2 consecutive world cup semifinals appearances
>they face off
>its 0-0 again all the way to the end of regulation
>14 year old phenom higuain jr has a chance to seal it with a breakaway chance early in extra time
>he fakes out the goalie and runs by him
>he shoots it
>it shaves the post and goes harmlessly out of play
>penalties
>chile remembers their triumph of a decades past over argentina
>they come to the spot almost triumphant
>they miss
>the miss again
>the score is 3-2 with messi ready to take the fifth and deciding penalty
>he walks up
>he hesistates, seeing what the goalie does
>old man bravo doesn't blink
>messi takes it sweetly without fear
>it kisses the top left corner and settles in the back of the net
>argentina wins 0-0
>4-3 on penalties
>they move on to face the Cinderella of the tournament in the final
>the host
>USA
>in met life stadium
>the same stadium who's events a decade before spurred messi to decide never again to play for the Argentinian national team
