Lionel Messi\u2019s message resonated inside Buenos Aires Cathedral on Thursday, where Archbishop Jorge Garc\u00eda Cuerva quoted the Argentina captain during a Mass commemorating the nation\u2019s Independence Day. The ceremony took place as the national team prepares for a World Cup quarter-final against Switzerland.<\/p>\n
Garc\u00eda Cuerva drew on Messi\u2019s words that followed Argentina\u2019s 2022 World Cup success in Qatar, presenting them as a reminder of the importance of unity. The religious service was also attended by President Javier Milei.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet us keep our shirts on, and with passion, let us bring to life the message that Lionel Messi once posted on his social media,\u201d Garc\u00eda Cuerva said during the Mass before reading the statement written by the star forward four years earlier.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we Argentines fight together and stand united, we are capable of achieving whatever we set our minds to,\u201d Messi said.<\/p>\n
The quotation came just two days after Argentina delivered a dramatic 3-2 comeback win over Egypt, overturning a 2-0 deficit to secure a place in the quarter-finals stage. That result moved the team into the last eight of the competition, with the tournament currently taking place across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.<\/p>\n
Messi, 39, is featuring in his sixth straight World Cup and has found the net in each of Argentina\u2019s five matches. He leads the tournament scoring race with eight goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lionel Messi\u2019s message resonated inside Buenos Aires Cathedral on Thursday, where Archbishop Jorge Garc\u00eda Cuerva quoted the Argentina captain during a Mass commemorating the nation\u2019s Independence Day. The ceremony took place as the national team prepares for a World Cup quarter-final against Switzerland. Garc\u00eda Cuerva drew on Messi\u2019s words that followed Argentina\u2019s 2022 World Cup […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Messi Independence Day Message as Argentina Face Switzerland","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Lionel Messi\u2019s Independence Day message was read in Buenos Aires Cathedral as Argentina gear up for a World Cup quarter-final clas","mma_seo_breadcrumb_text":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_url":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_hide_ui":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_labels":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n