The selection of Argentinacurrent world champion, began the defense of her crown on the right foot, since in her first two matches of the World Cup 2026 achieved two victories, scored five goals – all from Lionel Messi— and has not received any, so those directed by Lionel Scaloni they will look for the two-time championship.
The performance of Lionel Messi and Argentina so far World Cup continues to arouse opinions from various athletes of elitealthough one of the most recent to speak was Tom Bradyconsidered by colleagues, analysts and fans as the best player in the history of professional American football.
The legend of the National Football League (NFLfor its acronym in English) not only praised the captain of the Albicelestebut also to the entire Argentine team, which has already secured its place in the round of 32 as leader of the Group J after winning his first two games, in which Messi became the top scorer of the tournament.
“You can see that Messi is incredible. I mean, he’s arguably the best player of all time. However, I see very few teams, like Argentina, that play so well together,” Brady added in the podcast Stick to Footballa popular program produced by a British media network founded by the former footballer Gary Neville.
Best World Cup ever????
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) June 23, 2026
Tom Brady analyzes Messi’s Albiceleste
For Tom Brady, the most striking is that Lionel Messi has scored Argentina’s five goals so far in the 2026 World Cup, despite the fact that not all the balls go his way: “The ball goes around and, when it reaches him, he has the opportunity to shoot; if he doesn’t like it, he passes it to another player and they celebrate all together,” added the former marshal.
Therefore, due to its bright honors In American football, fans consider Tom Brady to be one of the qualified athletes to talk about Lionel Messi, as also happens with Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Rafael Nadal or Lewis Hamiltonthe athletes who have marked a before and after in their disciplines.
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However, in the podcast Stick to Footballby Gary NevilleRoy Keane and Ian WrightBrady also spoke about his admiration for football and figures like Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldo Nazáriowhom he described as “The Original”, since he recalled that he loved watching the Brazilian star during his first seasons with Real Madrid.
“I was always a fan of soccer. We all played when we were growing up here, in California, especially my sister,” said Brady, who made his connection with the sport clear. and He said he was not a new fan, after the accusations which he received when he became minority owner and chairman of the advisory board of Birmingham City FC.
Tom Brady talking World Cup?
Football has already crossed all the codes🏈⚽— Telemundo (@Telemundo) June 23, 2026
Argentina and Brazil: Brady’s favorites
“I love the selection of Brazil and I loved watching Ronaldo Nazário play. I have two Brazilian children, so we all encourage them,” argued Tom Brady, referring to the children he had with the supermodel brazilian Gisele Caroline Bündchenknown for having been the model highest paid in the world between 2002 and 2017.
However, for the quarterback who has played the most games cattle In the history of the NFL, no team plays like Argentina, because the team celebrates together and transmits a identity common: “We know that Messi is incredible, but the Albiceleste really works as a team,” concluded the former Patriotas player.