The last friendly match of the Argentina team prior to its debut in the 2026 World Cup left a curious moment starring Lionel Messi and a bottle of water.
The incident was recorded on video and quickly went viral on social media. due to the reaction of the Albiceleste captain.
It all started when Messi He was on the substitute bench, accompanied by other players, such as Rodrigo De Paul and Enzo Fernández, and asked for a bottle of water.
Upon receiving it, Messi looked at the bottle strangely before opening it, which caused a comical moment among the Argentine players. for he asked, “Is it not water?”
At that moment, his teammate Alexis Mac Allister approached Messi and said to him with classic Argentine idioms: “It’s not water, culiado”.
That caused Messi’s surprise and a smile from the Argentine starin addition to becoming one of the first memes starring the footballer before his participation in the 2026 World Cup.
In addition to the comical moment, Messi was relevant in the friendly against Iceland, where he not only contributed to the victory of the Albiceleste 3-0, but also scored from a penalty in the 72nd minute.
The records keep coming for the Argentine soccer player, since with that penalty he became the oldest player to score a goal for the Argentina national team. At 38 years old, Messi surpassed Ángel Labruna, who had held that record since 1957.
This will be the sixth World Cup in which Messi will participate and, although he managed to become champion in 2022 by beating France, Argentina consolidates itself as one of the favorites to win this edition of the World Cup.