What did the Austrian national team coach say about Messi?

"When a 39-year-old player can score two goals in a match, and has a total of five goals right from the start of the World Cup , that's the difference. We know he's on a completely different level. And Lionel Messi has proven he's one of the best, even the greatest," coach Rangnick said about Messi after the match.

"However, regarding the second goal conceded, I think we inadvertently helped them, it was the whole team's fault. As for the opening goal, if only the fourth official had done the same as with the penalty earlier: he should have looked at the screen, and he would have seen what we all saw – a clear foul on (Xaver) Schlager," Coach Rangnick continued.

Coach Rangnick said he was pleased with Austria's performance. They only lost because Messi performed exceptionally well in the match.

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Argentina dominated the match against Austria. The reigning world champions held possession for 54%, made 100 more passes than Austria, and had 12 shots on goal (twice as many as their opponents). Austria only had one shot on target in the match. Argentina had 3 shots on target and converted them into 2 goals.

In Argentina's opening goal, the Austrian defense crumbled under the opponent's coordinated attack. Enzo Fernandez made a delicate flick to Messi, who surged forward to finish from outside the penalty area. For the 2-0 goal, the Argentinian defense seemed to be half-asleep, allowing Messi to wreak havoc alone and create two scoring opportunities.

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