
Could Messi have won 4 world cups in a row?
2014: Lost 0-1 to Germany in the Finals AET
2018: Lost 3-4 to France in Round of 16
2022: Won 4-2 on Penalties against France in Finals AET
2026: Lost 0-1 to Spain in the Finals AET
Argentina has lost pretty close games to the eventual world champions in the last 4 world cups. If they had been a little luckier and maybe had some more Messi magic, is it plausible to say that Messi could've won 4 times in a row? Or am I being delusional? I do think the 2018 one is a bit of a stretch, but I think if Argentina won they could've had a chance to at least make it to the semis against Belgium or even Finals with Croatia. I do think that this is kind of a crazy stat though, I'm not sure if any country let alone player can say that they faced the eventual world champs in 4 straight world cups.