How Messi nearly played for Spain until a phone call changed everything! | Oh My Goal
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- Leo Messi is a living legend on the Argentinian national team and their all-time top scorer but he was very close to playing for Spain! In 2003, the Spanish football federation had its eyes on a young Leo Messi and a simple phone call changed history forever. Learn the incredible story of how Leo Messi ended up choosing Argentina over Spain!
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Would you have liked to see Messi play for Spain?
Surely
Penaldo fans will say NO 🤣👇
@@Ab-ub3nk lol there is no one named penaldo i don't think that u r a regular viewer of omg!
@@shreshthsharma2433 it's a kid lol don't take him seriously lmao
Yesssss he would not have been criticized for no international trophys
Messi's loyalty goes wayyyy back either with Barcelona or Argentina🇦🇷🇦🇷🐐🐐
His wife is his childhood friend presumably the only girl he dated
@@KP-hs9sg yes
Ur profile picture lol
And Argentina doesn't appreciate him
@Eric Rerrud11 he try’s his best but his team is just so mediocre
If he would have played for Spain he would be World champion and the debate against Ronaldo would be ended lol
@@lewiscook129 he doesn't need to prove that he already did it in ucl against top tier teams
@@lewiscook129 isn't Totti one of the best mitfielders of all time only because he played for Roma permanent? Bro this argument is bullshit
@@abhideepjain yeah I know
@@lewiscook129 you're the type of people that says Aguero is better than de bruyne, just b'coz Aguero has more goals than him.
I can see Ronaldo fanboys here as well 😂🤦♂️
This shows his love for argentina.....
I feel bad for him ... people troll him for his international carrier...
True Legend ❤️
Messi not a legend a god
But he is a bit struggling at Barca and wants to leave the team this isn't the Barcelona messi
@@ahmadtamimkarim709 I don't think Messi is struggling but rather than I would say Barcelona's Defence is struggling a lot.....and after that if barca looses all blames turned over to Messi....that's why he is frustrated
Yeah barcas defence is the worst that's why we lost 4 1 to psg
@@ahmadtamimkarim709 🙆🏻♂️SO YOU DON'T GIVE MBAPPE ANY CREDIT
Messi playing with Xavi and Iniesta is always every Messi fans and FC Barcelona fans admire to watch and in the Spanish jersey that would have looked more mouth watering but he at the same time didn't wanted to betray Argentina too
But stiff competition of spanish players
Yeah, every "Messi's fan". But none football fun. Because betraying your own country is not good.
Messi had said it from the beginning that he was never going to play for another team other than the Argentine 🤷
And he finally wins a trophy for his national team bravo vamos leo
Yeah...it would've sucked being the best player but wins nothing for your country.
He would have won it with Spain at euros too then in 2021 😬
He won the trophy really I do remember Di Maria score the only winning goal
@@felixcasarez8166 yeah But Messi was the top scorer of the tournament & top assister of the tournament & won most MOTM awards, & won best player of the tournament, Messi not scoring in the final doesn't change the fact that he was the best player during the whole freaking Tournament, & Di Maria scoring was great cuz it was Di Maria's first final he gets to play, & if you're CR7 fan CR7 didn't even play the whole Final during Euro's & if it wasn't for Eder Portugal would've never been champions.
@@felixcasarez8166 pity you have to bring it up, best player of the tournament, highest goal scorer of tournament, most assist in tournament, captain of the team playing with a bloodied leg for about 40 minutes in SF. I would have argued more but I don’t think it is worth either of our times because you wouldn’t accept facts. Get over the hate mate. It would be a better place. Peace
And now Argentina with Messi won the World Cup 2022☺️
Lionel Messi has officially entered the hall of legends today!
Today? Boy you high on weeds
@@pritzygaming8633 imho, Messi is always the GOAT. However, many people believe it's not sufficient until he receives an achievement with Argentina. So, today the discussion is finally over!
@@thanhquanky 👍
Messi didn't need a Copa America for his legacy
It's already there
no now he's elevated what it means to be in the hall of legends as a world cup winner.
Leonel did the right thing playing for the country who gave you birth is the highest pride for any professional sportsman no matter how good or bad the conditions of that country are
The country which gave him recognition, fame, money was and is Spain.
No matter even the same country make fun of him?right?
@@subtv7258 right cause few haters can't change the mentality of professionals like Messi.
Messi never sold out
@@pradnyeshaglawe351 I never disrespect Spain but if Messi play in England or German, he still have alll the fame and money.
Who's talking now that Messi and Argentina are copa America champions
😂😂
Winning copa america is not nearly the same as winning the world cup
@@dp-ld8ph Argentina went to the finals didn't they, lost in OT coz of a wonder goal. Not to knock Germany but he's( messi) the best. But 2022 we'll see brother(or sister) we'll see. But you're right man Copa America is nowhere equal or on the same level as the world cup (probably half or quarter).
@@dp-ld8ph True, but it's at least something.
@@abhaybhuvanendra9697 I know that he is the goat, but u contradicted the fact that he hasn't won the world cup by saying that he won the copa america.
Messi finally won with Argentina 🇦🇷 what a wonderful story, never give up.
I had a dream that he's hanging his boots. already dropped a tear when I woke up. Can't imagine him without football and football wouldn't be the same without this magician. I encourage everyone who loves leo to enjoy while he's still playing. l don't care who people think the "G.O.A.T" is for me to see my hero touch the ball one more time is enough. he's affected so many people with just a ball. Seeing him play in stadium will be once in a lifetime opportunity for anyone. From a kid who dreamed to be a professional to the greatest in universe he's come a long way. I will cry my eyes out the day leo actually call it quits!
That dream never happened
I just saw you on talkfcb
@@karakoooo :)
I swear I saw you in talkfcb
@@footballlover6508 😂 that was me man
I bet Messi not regretting that decision now cause he won the world cup in what was the greatest final ever.
Argentina association made so much effort for just one small kid who was teased for his dwarfness. This can happen only once in decades, and can be done for only a magician, an alien, Lord Messi.
But AFA
Messi isn’t a dwarf
Messi is 5 ft 6 and you are acting like he is 4 feet lol
Messi isn't a dwarf
My man really called him Lord🤣
Watching this again after Argentina's Copa America Thriump. Goosebumps 🤗 Never question Leo's loyalty, dedication, determination for Argentina.
I wish I was a filmmaker!
That's what is called loyalty ❤️
I don't know why people even say ,“ if he had played for Spain then this will happen and that will happen ”. I need to ask why the hell would he play for Spain?
Spain is not his motherland.
Spain is not his soil.
Argentina is his soil and motherland.
This doesn't matter if he win World Cup or not. world Cup doesn't define if a player is great or not.
He is still one of the best ever and craziest player on this planet .
Your comment should be on top. All these Western guys think country is something like a club. You can be sold out whenever you want. Actually they are all bunch of Rajakars! Mayb they would nit understand the meaning of the word but you will.
Because people from Argentine are being harsh on him ...
One of the best , he is the best , messi is the real goat
Because Messi has roots in Spain... He is of European descent.
@@JustinFine92 he has Italian roots.
show some respect to the goat and give him the number 10!
This shows his love for Argentina
If he played for Spain, he would've won the wc 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022. And euro cup 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021
@@abhideepjain Agreed...
Bro at time Spain has Xavi,instea, Ramos, pique if Ronaldo, messi, Suarez and Neymar (Any of them)played for they will won all world cups without any doubt
I think Germany was to strong 2014
@@abhideepjain LOL
@@himanshurajdev2412 if any good player can win wc with spain why could they win ??ronaldo cant succeed in tikitaka ..it requires great skill ..ronaldo just stands in penalty area to score ..i am sure he would have failed first ..only messi iniesta xavi combination can destroy the world
6:19 In 2002, Marcelo Bielsa also had hair on his head
Everyone wishing he went for Spain but I respect the fact that he wanted to choose his very own country over another
Spain could have possibly won 3 world cups in a row from 2010-18. And 4 euros in a row from 2008-21. Also the confederations cup 3 in a row from 2009-2017…. Just imagine how unreal this is
He would have been the ultimate ultimate goat and would have surpassed Pele ! CR7 fans would have been destroyed forever ! The debate would have been over since a very long time ! It would also have been outstanding and extraordinary !
Whoa imagine the years he had if he played with Spain
Honestly messi deserves better in international tournaments
I really wished he went for Spain ❤️
no, never
He played with tevez Riquelme mascherano aguero di maria dybala veron cambiasso gabrial heinze walter samuel diego milito demichelis pablo aimar zanetti....now what you want....he should play with maradona and pele???
He's a Bottler
@@pessiescobar4707 umm are u saying that hes bad? Cause ur wrong.
@@rejwan6837 you are acting like he played with all those footballers in he same period, lol. Besides none of them was Better than the Spanish 11 of 08-013
Imagine he would choose Spain 😅 then he had won WC, EC twice. And Spain would be Unbeatable much more than they was.
we don't know. if messi played for spain in 2010 the story would be different
@@fahadahmed1776 Yeah. The finals might have not been an absolute slob when Iniesta was not working his magic with the other mid fielders.
Loyalty Can't Be Bought.
The only time Argentina FA actually did something
Now he won Copa America 2021🏆 for argentina
♥️♥️🥺🥺
Don't know why so obsessed for copa america only 10 teams🐥
@@ab-uz1xk nikal peheli fursat mei tu, South America have only 10 teams which are decent rated unlike euro where there are multiple countries and many smalls teams are there from where qualifiers begin and then they get the final teams for the tournament group stages, don't forget 40% of world Cup champs are from 3 South American countries which are Brazil Argentina Uruguay.
@@Error-yw1sk All greats like Pele , Maradona , Messi , R9 , Neymar etc r from South Americans team too
I wish that the phone call had never happened
Me to
I'm glad it happened
No cap😂
Lionel messi=loyalty
He would kill for his country, and they say more -Roy Hudson
When you do so much to bring a kid to your team, you know what a beast he is in reality.
Imagine choosing the country with lower chance of wining WC and loosing 4 international finals in a row.......1 would have loss his mind...but not the goat🐐..Messi deserve more🐐🐐🦁
He just won copa with Argentina and will win qatar 2022, relax the kid’s got this
He was just 16 or 17 years old but 2 big Football nations was almost like fighting over him, Spain wanted Messi so as Argentina wanted him too, imagine what kind of talent he was actually, he's Incomparable once in a lifetime, He could had played for Spain and won the World Cup and Euro cup, than the GOAT debate had been over just when Messi was 25 in 2012, but he chooses Argentina kept his loyalty but there are still some stupid people who criticized Messi when he didn't win Argentina, he has done it all, he deserves much more respect...these reasons are enough to considered him the Greatest of all Time🙏❤️🐐👑⚽
Legend always loves their motherland 🥰 that's why you are my idol Leo. Salute you ☺
Who is here after Lio won his first International tropy for sky-blue Jersey😁😊😉😉
Rest is History..
This is called real Patriot.... May be away from country but still having deep love for your nation ....
As much as it would be wonderful for him to win everything with Spain, I am kinda happy he went for Argentina, even as a Barca fan, lets be honest, something wouldn't be right if everything was perfect and he won everything with spain
Yeah if everything is right,,something is always wrong ,
@@lalhriatpuia6014 yup
If Messi was at soain he probably wouldn’t be the “GOAT”
@@agueroisgoated5555 Yes if Messi had been in the Espana team, he would not be a goat . Instead, he would inadvertently be a Cabra pequeña 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Why? France literally goes to Africa searching for the best African 14,15 year olds, get them to France and nationalize them to play for the French nationale team and nobody complains about it.
Top 10 phone calls that ruined peoples life
😂😂😂😂
2014 still hurts. Hope he'll win 2022. He's the only one who deserves it
CR7 deserves more
@@mahdirasouli5438 no bro you should see the World Cup of 2014 messi scored 4 goals and Ronaldo scored only one goal vs Ghana 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes messi deserve more
@@mahdirasouli5438 nahh... Portugal and argentina doesn't have a proper team
@@GaudiyaHindu_47 2014 and 2022 is way differnet
Seeing this after messi won the copa america. His first international trophy. :)
Messi wanted to play for argentina
He needed a phone call
Now he needed an international trophy and he will get it
Sorry but he won't.
He won copa America now
Well, he got one now.
Finally he deserve it
@@dude0609 u got owned
Everything happens for good
Nope
Messi deserves to have the best fan base in the stands…. It’s only right he chose Argentina.
He finally did it he Finally lift an internation trophy!
And today he won the Copa America
Messi won the World Cup and Copa America for Argentina. He made the right choice 🇦🇷
That's an Amazing Story of a kid who has conquered the World !!! 🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤
I actually knew that story as I readed a article on it but what I didn't knew about was AFA's efforts. They literally arranged a international friendly match for him and it is clear at 4:40 and no one's doing that much for a U17 kid if they didn't see anything different in him. They knew that he is going to be the best and he did. #GOAT #MESSI10
Dude imagine the loyalty, I wish he gets a world cup finally although deep down I know he probably won't
He will .....
Qatar we r coming
Legends are never created in a Normal ways, Legends are always created in an Abnormal ways.
LEO MESSI ❤️
This was like a episode of Narcos
Imagine Ramos and Messi🤯
Barcelona / Spain did EVERYTHING for Messi helped him with his growth health problems etc etc… Argentina did fuck all for him ! He should have done what Alfredo Di Stefano did, play for Spain !
Stop crying
Thankyou for making this video. ❤️
Who else is here after Messi’s won the Copa America with Argentina?
that spain team from 2008 to 2012 was one the finest team in history of football, that team was already so good without messi, it was like peps guardiolas barcelona playing without messi, a total well oiled machine. now imagine messi playing for spain of 2008 to 2012, that team would have been undefeated and the strongest team of all time, crazy to think about that. messi would have no trouble adapting to tika taka of spain fc, cuz that was already in his dna when he joined lamasia, i wished he played for spain though, that debate with cr7 would be over already by 2012 lol had he played for spanish team, spain with messi in it = fc barcelona but with xabi alonso, ramos and casillas, that would have been hell of a most complete team ever to grace the pitch, damnnn... spain team with messi is just too perfect to be honest, so thats why nothing is perfect and messi was actually destined to play for argentina
The debate with crsitiano will not over,its more like not fair debate since messi played for far far superior team. And crsitiano yet still won 2 international trophy with not too great team.
@@JalanHidayah__ factually that average team won euros without ronaldo on the field ( if u consider that nations league as a trophy then olympics gold which messi won is also a trophy) portugal is way better team than argentina .defeated spain without ronaldo ... Yes he is their main player bt the whole team supports him .. and argentina ?? The team that cant qualify for wc or go past group stage without messi ..u r saying messi to win with this team ??
@@RisavChakrabortysc
Also, theirs is no question who has better now look at Portugal team but even a few years ago, I always felt Portugal we’re far more balanced and Argentina were calmatious at back, too slow in midfield and top heavy/reliant on Messi.
Goat debate wouldn't exist if he played for Spain
CR7 fans would have been destroyed !
At last He won the World Cup for Argentina ❤❤❤
Beautiful story. I was all smiles
he chose loyalty over legacy
In his heart he is an Argentine.... I am pretty sure he would not have regretted playing for Argentina even if he didn't win anything
He won the u-20 wc then Beijing Olympics then 2 more trophies Cmon
@@Felix16805
They aren’t legit as pro int titles tho
@@sharkyh7327 still...a title is a title
@@Felix16805
Yeah but then nations league gets in there 2. I can understand why you can say it but it’s no equal w a euros or World Cup
@@sharkyh7327 ok i can understand you...maybe this copa america can be his and the qatar wc too
Props to Jorge Messi for this patriotism anyway. People can say whatever but winning the World Cup is just one of Leo Messi's already awesome collection of accolades. This is for his country, and how many people are lucky enough to win it even when they're a class football player (Insert football greats here). People would love to see Argentina win with Messi in the team, that's all. And these people are not even Argentinians.. That's how Messi is loved by the WORLD.
Am here now, with Messi having become a copa America champion
Just imagine the team that whould have had in thos years together with Messi
I wish he played for Spain
Messi never wanted to play for Spain JSJSJS as they cry for God
Sick vid bro, keep up the good work💯
Messi is great, he didn't think for himself but think for Argentina but people talk about his failure. He did his best for Argentina.
Who watched this video after getting Copa 2021🇦🇷
Me
Cristiano also nearly played for Spain. Now imagine Ronaldo and Messi in the same international team
A true patriot ❤️❤️
So he basically never was tempted to play for Spain... To be honest, I'd always wished he'd played for Spain, considering he would have won a world cup, while he would have thrived in that 2010 team. However, this was before he won the Copa with Argentina. It may not be a world cup but helping Argentina win their first trophy in 28 years will mean he's now appreciated by Argentinian football fans forever. What would be ideal is if he can guide Argentina to the world cup in 2022. Him not winning a world cup would just be an injustice, especially as he came so close to winning one.
Messi would never have wanted to win a world cup if it wasn't with his country
That's how one should be, instead of looking at the chances of winning something. Gotta give this one to Messi, he could have been an undisputed GOAT had he chosed Spain..
And now he won Copa America 2021for Argentina
Respect ❤️
Little kids spamming “first”
I believe you’re an adult please do not care about it okey
first
Children freak with us
Are re adult
@@aisamuddeenwahid2149 like the way you care about your spelling
Leonardo Mecci,this is the combination of correction name Lionel Messi
Edit:Thanks for 50 likes
I thought G.O.A.T. meant actually goat but now I know that it means...
Greatest of all time
You are definitely 10
I am 8
Here after messi won copa america but, world cup is a different beast
The love for ones country even in foreign land is a lot more important and valuable than the glory of victory
Imagine if he played for spain and won like atleast 2 worldcups that would of been crazy also Spains team would of been so good
If he played for Spain he could have 2 euro and 1 wc under his belt but he choose to follow his own birthplace and nationality only and that's the most respectable...he don't have a wc but his efforts were more than a wounded lion looking out to dominate his kingdom
He could've won 3 wc. 2010, 2014, and 2006/2018/2022
@@Ab-ub3nk 2014 was the best chance
Friggin higuain bottling
Messi missed a big chance too (at that point he was basically carrying barcelona) but that was way harder to score
Messi ♥
Messi is a good example to all young African players who play for other European countries never to forget their home country.
THE GOAT MESSI 🐐♥️🔥
Here before Ronaldo fanboys come
Especially That guy named
Nobody Nobody
@@advai79 Yeah... 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Watch Penaldo fans replying after me👇
@@Ab-ub3nk 😂😂😂 Can't wait to argue with those Penaldo fans...
Nope maradona is better
Who is here after Messi won Copa America
Randy Shannon you are a superb story teller.
This is loyalty..
I actually wasn't surprised when I saw the title because technically he can Play for spain because argentina was cononized by spain + he was in spain from a young age so.............
Yup vise versa with africa and france
@@josedominguez4119 Africa isn’t a country🤡
@@olafharoldsonnii4713 did i say it was one?
He should've chosen to play for Denmark with Goatwaite, he could have won 3 world cups there.
oh shut up
@@frypan2746 yo chill m8 it’s just a harmless joke
@@shumaatiqunnassa4123 ik, but he spans this and I tag annoying. But I understand it’s a joke lol
@@frypan2746 yh
Wow has Denmark Even won a World Cup m just curious
Never a almost situations.Messi never want play other than Argentina.The coach of Spain that time approached many times but Messi clearly let them know,he will never play for other country.
The phone call that made Argentina the World Cup 2022 Winner
Imagine the 2010 Spain team with Messi
Basically barca 2011
So messi and Ramos 😂🤣
That means messi is a good citizen of Argentina ❤️🐐
These made of stories are really funny . Hats off to the creator !!
Why doesn’t he talk more often in videos I missed him
Money can never buy him ....never.....