The quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands at the 2022 World Cup has become one of the most thrilling matches in the history of this tournament.

Everything seemed to be going well for the Albiceleste as they led the Netherlands 2-0 thanks to goals from Nahuel Molina and Messi. After increasing the score to 2-0 from the 11m mark, Messi had a way of celebrating that surprised many people. The striker rubbed his hands over his ears in the direction of coach Louis van Gaal, who before the match said he knew how to stop the Argentina captain.

The Netherlands then fought back with two goals from Wout Weghorst to send the match into extra time, and eventually a penalty shootout. Argentina won 4-3 in the shootout, and Messi then rushed to the Dutch team’s technical area, shouting at Van Gaal again: “You talk too much.” After the match, Messi angrily answered in an interview: “Van Gaal did not respect me, and some Dutch players talked too much during the match.”

After a match in which the referee had to issue 18 yellow cards, Wout Weghorst found Messi as a way to reconcile. However, the Dutch team’s striker only received a cold sentence from Messi: “What are you looking at, idiot? Go away, stay away from here.” Weghorst asserted that Messi refused to try to reconcile after the tense quarter-final match. “I wanted to shake Messi’s hand after the match, but he pushed my hand away and didn’t want to talk.”