Lionel Messi speaks after Argentina seal World Cup qualification
He scored a hat-trick as they sank Ecuador and booked a ticket to Russia
The Argentina captain spoke after the game
Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona's Argentine star, did not make a mistake. Messi led the Argentine national team in their win over Ecuador on Tuesday night to help them reach the World Cup, firing in a hat-trick.
He spoke to journalists after the game. "Everything went perfectly," said Messi. "We did not deserve not to be there for all we've done in these qualifiers. This group deserves to be in."
"What happened to us in the World Cup and in the Copa Americas was unjust, where we deserved to win these three finals and we did not. Now we are calm, we have to start working. Adter this the team will change, it will grow a lot, it will improve.
"It's important that we unite ourselves, it will be good for the national team. If we all work it's much easier. After this I think there will be a big change, I think the national team will grow a lot after this qualification. We fought for it, we suffered and we couldn't not make it because Argentina wouldn't allow it."
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