Netherlands striker: 'Messi didn't shake my hand, he pushed it away'

Striker of the Netherlands national team Wout Weghorst called the reasons for the conflict with the captain of Argentina Lionel Messi after the quarter-final match of the 2022 World Cup (2:2, 3:4 pen).

“I wanted to shake his hand after the game. I have great respect for Messi as a football player. However, he pushed her away. Lionel didn't want to talk to me. I am very disappointed,” said the forward.

Weghorst also reacted to the words of the Argentinean during his flash interview, when he called him an idiot: "My Spanish is not very good, but these were not respectful words."

In addition, Messi criticized the head coach of the Netherlands, Louis van Gaal, and after the final whistle, he approached the national team staff and said: "You talk too much."