'Messi is a special advantage'published at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2022
Argentina v Croatia (Tues, 19:00 GMT)
Argentina
2014 runners-up
Argentina defender Nicolas Tagliafico, asked about team-mate Lionel Messi: "For us he is our captain, our leader. He is the one pushing us, motivating us.
"He is a special advantage on the pitch, we know we have Lionel Messi and it is motivation for us. We are really happy to have Messi as our captain.
"We are all working together to achieve our dreams and we can with Messi by our side.”