The Last Cup: Part 5

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🗓️ 2 December 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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After a falling-out with the Argentine national team and a shaky reconciliation, Messi eventually finds his way back to play at the 2021 Copa America for yet another chance at redemption. And then it's on to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup, his last shot at the most coveted trophy. In the final chapter of Lionel Messi's journey, we catch up to the present. Our host Jasmine Garsd reflects on what a win would mean for Messi and for Argentina - and what it really takes to come home.

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0:00.0	Hey, thanks for listening to the last cup.
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0:11.8	a short anonymous survey at npr.org slash last cup survey.
0:20.4	A quick warning before we start today's show, this episode contains explicit language.
0:27.4	The 2022 World Cup in Qatar was supposed to be Leonel Messi's cup.
0:34.1	The Argentine national team's very first game against Saudi Arabia was predicted to be
0:39.2	a win that would set the team off on the right foot.
0:43.3	I woke up at 4am to see the game live from my house in New York.
0:47.8	A neighbor came in her pajamas to watch it with me.
0:56.2	This didn't turn out quite as expected.
1:02.6	After a historic two-to-one loss for Argentina, my phone blew up.
1:07.2	I was bombarded by Argentine friends living abroad like me who were angry and disheartened.
1:18.8	So sad.
1:19.8	So sad.
1:21.8	My friends kept saying, well, I'll kind of expect it.
1:25.6	My mother friends said with resignation, this is how things often go for us.
1:31.6	See, if you've been paying attention to our podcast, you know this is not Messi's first
1:37.8	stumble with the Argentina national team.
1:40.8	It's more like a constant awkward dance they do.
1:44.9	And things have been much, much worse.
1:47.5	In fact, a few years ago, the relationship between Messi and the national squad became so
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