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Argentina stars celebrate World Cup win over Mexico
Videos of Argentina's wild dressing room celebrations after beating Mexico in the World Cup on Saturday have emerged, with Lionel Scaloni and his squad partying for over an hour after full-time. Lionel Messi inspired his nation to win the crucial crunch Group C clash 2-0 at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.
Argentina entered the match knowing defeat would condemn them to a group-stage exit in what's expected to be Messi's final World Cup campaign. And it was the 35-year-old who stepped up and made the difference, as he usually does, to respond to the shock 2-1 loss against Saudi Arabia earlier in the week.
Messi produced a sensational low finish into the bottom corner from outside the box in the 64th minute before setting up Enzo Fernandez's curler in the dying embers to seal a memorable win before 88,966 fans in attendance. And how much it meant to Scaloni's squad became clear after the final whistle.
Messi and co enjoyed joyous celebrations on the pitch, heralding fans for their support, before taking the party into the dressing room. A video on Nicolas Otamendi's Instagram story provided insight into the scenes, which featured Messi with his top off and goalkeeper Emi Martinez dancing on a table in the centre of the room.
The Argentines were jumping up and down and banging the walls while chanting in celebration, which led to Messi being late in collecting his Man of the Match award and completing post-match media duties. Miguel Delaney, a journalist in Lusail, reported the 'bedlam' continuing beyond an hour after the match ended and Messi did not appear to speak to reporters until 1.30am local time.
After basking in the victory with his team-mates, Messi admitted he wasn't pleased with their first-half performance but praised how the team played after settling down after the break. And the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner claimed that the 2-0 triumph marked the start of 'another World Cup' for Argentina, widely thought to be among the tournament favourites.
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Lionel Messi and his Argentina team-mates were jubilant at full-time. (Image: Getty)
He said: "Today starts another World Cup for Argentina. I tell people the same thing that they continue to believe. Today we did what we had to do. We had no other choice. We had to win, so we depended only on ourselves.
"The first half, we didn't play as we should and in the second, when we calmed down, we started to play the ball better, and until the goal, we went back to being what we are."
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