Messi declares... The Saudis made my children cry

Messi said in an interview broadcast by “Radio Catalunya” on Monday morning: “After the Saudi match, Matteo left the stadium crying.”

The Paris Saint-Germain player has three sons, the eldest of whom is Thiago, the second is Matthew, and the youngest is called Ciro.

Messi added in his statements: After the loss against Saudi Arabia, my eldest son, Thiago, was doing the calculations to find out how we qualified for the second round, and he made it clear to me that if we won both matches, we would qualify.