Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez warned Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentine football team, and accused him of disrespecting the Mexican flag, after the match that brought Argentina and Mexico together in the 2022 World Cup.
The Argentine national team kept its hopes of winning the World Cup title after beating Mexico 2-0, and Messi scored the lead goal.
Messi angered the Mexican boxer after footage showed the Argentine national team captain in front of him the Mexican national team shirt on the floor in the locker room during the celebration after the match.
#Messi Jamás pisa la camiseta (Jersey) of #Mexico,Lío is the saca el botin and in this momento es que eve la misma.
Respecto al por qué está en el suelo , Apenas ingresaron al mismo, dejaron todo en el suelo como se ve en el video #Canelo estas viendo cosas que realmente no son.
https://t.co/ArnDj86JAB pic.twitter.com/vwkw44EN8e
- Gonzalo sosa (@gonzalo_e_sosa) November 28, 2022
The footage showed Messi throwing his shoes at a Mexico national team shirt that was lying on the ground, a behavior that Alvarez did not like.
The boxer said on his Twitter account, "Did you see Messi cleaning the floor with our national team's shirt and our flag? I ask God not to find him. Just as I respect Argentina, you must respect Mexico. I'm not talking about the country (Argentina), I'm talking about Messi."
Canelo Alvarez, whose tweets were filled with insults, wrote in another post, "As long as the Mexican national team shirt is on the ground, it is already an insult."
The Argentine national team enters its last match in the group against the leading Polish team, knowing that only victory will qualify it for the final price, while a draw could be sufficient if the Mexican team tied with its Saudi counterpart.
Mexico needs to win to have a chance to qualify, provided they get help from Poland.