Diego Schwarzstein, Lionel Messi’s doctor, has revealed that he will be overjoyed if Argentina fail to advance past the Group stages of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
In an interview with The Times, Schwarzstein stated that he would have preferred Argentina to win the World Cup, but that the country’s current government would use their success as propaganda to cover up its failure.
“As a football fan, I would like Argentina to be champions. As an Argentine citizen, as a human being, I would like them to lose all three games and be eliminated in the first round,” he told The Times.
“Why, I’m convinced that this obscenely populist government that we have here would use the success of Argentina at the World Cup to cover things up,” he said.
The Albiceleste will be one of the favorites to win the Qatar World Cup in 2022, with the 2021 Copa America champions boasting Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, and Lautaro Martinez among their ranks.
Truth Live News reports that the two-time champions will compete in Group C alongside Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Poland.