World Cup 2026: ‘Messi became an animal, nobody could catch him’ – Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Former Sweden striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, has insisted that Argentina captain Lionel Messi became an animal that nobody could catch.

Ibrahimovic said this while reacting to Argentina’s comeback win against Egypt at the World Cup.

Recall that Argentina came from 2-0 down to beat Egypt 3-2 in the World Cup Round of 16 encounter on Tuesday.

The Pharaohs scored twice through Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Zico, before three goals from Messi, Cristian Romero, and Enzo Fernandez gave Argentina the win against the North Africans.

“You can see that he [Messi] wanted it [the win]. You could see when it was 0-2, something changed. He moment, he took the ball, he made some dribble, dribbled two guys and made a cross,” Henry said on Fox Sports.

“He was after something, you could see it, and he is on a mission now. He will not let go, he didn’t want to leave this tournament, then he made the first assist for the first goal, then he scored the second goal, then finally somebody else helped him to get the winner.

“But you can see he switched gear, he became an animal, and nobody could catch him, he just went on. You could see how emotional he is, how much it means to him. Remember, he has already won this World Cup, a lot of trophies, Ballon d’Ors, FIFA player of the year awards, everything.”

World Cup 2026: ‘Messi became an animal, nobody could catch him’ – Zlatan Ibrahimovic