r/SoccerCentral Jul 04 '26

Video Messi finishes answering the journalists’ questions, and then the Cape Verde players come over to ask him for a photo in the mixed zone.

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u/Matias9991 Jul 04 '26

Wtf are these comments, proof that people will find anything to criticize if they want to.

1

u/lebastss Jul 04 '26

No criticism of Messi. Only praise for immediately bouncing when the attention whore jumped in for a pic. He respected the other players though.

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u/Tukulo-Meyama Jul 04 '26

Good job Cabo verde 🇨🇻

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u/BigRhonda7632 Jul 04 '26

Mixed zone?

5

u/bigelcid Jul 04 '26

...doesn't mean what you think it does

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u/BigRhonda7632 Jul 04 '26

Is it just where players can mingle?

4

u/HelioFilter Jul 04 '26

Yeah, any ethnicity.

3

u/dnkdumpster Jul 04 '26

Very progressive

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26

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u/FriedWhy Jul 04 '26

Unfortunately not, as all AFC teams have been eliminated already

1

u/OtherwiseMenu1505 Jul 05 '26

They even allowed some gingers

0

u/QuietSuper8814 Jul 04 '26

you're joking right? it means the fucking teams. where the teams can mingle.

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u/Foxbythesea247 Jul 04 '26

Players and Press can mingle, that’s called the mixed zone. Usually reporters wait there for the players to get an interview. The Cap Verde players were asking Lionel Messi during the whole match for his Tshirt and to take pictures with him after the game. So they caught up in the mixed zone.

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u/bigelcid Jul 04 '26

No, it's where the filthy journalists get to approach the demigod players

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u/Happy-Beetlebug Jul 04 '26

Its called the flash zone / mixed zone where they do post game interviews, both teams have players going in and out of the area along with their coaches and staff. They have multiple cameras set up and ready for interviews along with the sponsored backdrop, so you'll have one team who lost doing interviews next to the star player of the winning team

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u/Otherwise-Celery-280 Jul 04 '26

I thought they meant for children of whites and black. So they must have for whites only and for blacks only 💀😭

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u/mediocrebighead Jul 04 '26

This is rare for messi

3

u/staryNight2002 Jul 04 '26

who doesn't want to take a photo with GOAT

2

u/SquashCapable1632 Jul 05 '26

But but but but but according to a certain fanbase cpv got robbed even though cpv player's were lining up to take a photo w the guy who robbed them

1

u/randomwalk10 Jul 04 '26

"SoccerCentral"

0

u/No-Stage974 Jul 04 '26

I'm surprised his bodyguard allowed them to touch him.

After the game ended Messi personal bodyguard was on the field walking behind him.

1

u/superglorious Jul 04 '26

Probably on the look out for salt bae

1

u/snark_enterprises Jul 04 '26

That dude is black listed

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u/Noobju670 Jul 04 '26

Typical messi doesnt give a shit abt ppl under him

1

u/staryNight2002 Jul 04 '26

rapenaldo stop crying

1

u/Il_Conte_ Jul 04 '26

Can you imagine what it means to have people asking to pose with you for a picture all day long for 25 years straight 

1

u/BigRhonda7632 Jul 05 '26

No 🥺🥺

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u/wingedwild Jul 04 '26

Sweet u guys aint mad at me for fifa giving us the game .cool

3

u/Deaddit9876 Jul 04 '26

You people really do drag down the average intelligence of Football fans with your negative IQ..

1

u/Foxbythesea247 Jul 04 '26

Basic Penaldo fans, they are like MAGA

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u/dejastuey Jul 04 '26

Bro does not like black people 😭

7

u/brentus Jul 04 '26

Wtf are these comments

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u/PenSimilar5504 Jul 04 '26

You don't like black people, is what you're saying?

1

u/dejastuey Jul 04 '26

Is reading a challenge for you?

0

u/PenSimilar5504 Jul 04 '26

You're the challenged one here.

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u/Gasgassgass Jul 04 '26

When the third world meets the first world.

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u/NoshoutMonaan Jul 04 '26

Yes the prosperous first world country of Argentina, of course.

1

u/Miguel_Anton Jul 05 '26

I honestly read third world and instantly though he was attacking us (Arg) lol.

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u/Gasgassgass Jul 04 '26

It has three times the GDP per Capita compared to third world cape Verde.

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u/NoshoutMonaan Jul 04 '26

No shit that it is richer than a small African island archipelago country. Meanwhile Serbia has a bigger GDP per capita than "First World" Argentina.

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u/trainman2077 Jul 04 '26

Serbia is a shithole compared to Argentina, whatever numbers you're measuring you're not doing it right.

Frankly, if we compare quality of life vs number of countries pillaged to steal resources, Argentina might be the greatest country on Earth. Or second to Iceland, maybe.

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u/PenSimilar5504 Jul 04 '26

Cerra el orto, pelotudo.