Lionel Messi believes that Wednesday's victory over England in the 2026 World Cup was special. He was also happy about it. He himself was at the center of the match, and Argentina managed to create a 2-1 comeback victory. England took the lead through Anthony Gordon's goal. But Enzo Fernandez equalized after a pass from the 39-year-old Messi. That was in the 85th minute.

Then, Lautaro Martinez scored the decisive and winning goal in injury time from Messi's cross. Why Messi considers the victory over England special is hidden in its historical meaning. There is still a dispute between Argentina and England over the ownership of the Falkland Islands. It was against this backdrop that these two superpowers clashed on the football field.

Argentina took control of the Falkland Islands in 1982. England was in a battle to get rid of it . Argentina has been playing a game that never gives up in this World Cup and was able to present the same model against England . Argentina's journey to the knockout stage is full of similar features . In the last 16, Argentina also managed to win the game against Egypt from a position of two goals behind . 

After the game, he said, 'I am feeling special . This was a game in which the Argentine fans wished us to win . We did it and showed it. .' 

This is the first time Messi has faced England in his playing career . Messi did not score two goals against England like in the 1986 World Cup, when both goals were scored by Diego Maradona . But now Messi played an assist role in both of Argentina's goals . 

Messi, who became a 'legend' after winning the World Cup in Qatar four years ago, has become an even higher-level player with this victory. Argentina has never lost in the World Cup semi-finals and this trend has continued. Now the South American team has the opportunity to win the World Cup for the second time in a row, the first time since 1962.

Brazil had a similar performance at that time. Now Messi will be the first player after Brazil's Cafu to play in three World Cup finals. Messi said, 'Playing in the second final in a row is unique in itself. We have won all those games, our situation was not favorable in them. We are a team that has always believed in itself.'

This is Messi's sixth World Cup. In this process, he has also set a record by playing 33 World Cup matches. Argentina will now face Spain in the final on Sunday. It will also be Messi's first match at the highest level against Spain. Not only that, it will be a special match for him, because he went to Spain to play for Barcelona at the age of 13, more than two decades ago.

He has won everything while playing for Barcelona. In the process, he has proven himself to be a great player. He only left Barcelona in 2021 to join Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Messi also has a Spanish passport. It is believed that he will one day make Barcelona his home. But before that, this same Messi wants to hinder Spain's World Cup winning campaign.

Pele and Maradona have only played in the World Cup final twice. Of those, Maradona has won the World Cup only once. Messi has the opportunity to surpass both of those histories. On the other hand, Messi is the player with the most goals in World Cup history with 21. When Argentina won the World Cup by defeating France in 2022, Sane had the opportunity to retire from the game. But he is still active and is performing his magic.