Uruguayan legend Diego Lugano, who won 95 caps for his country, has claimed that if Lionel Messi were a compatriot of his, La Celeste would have won two World Cups.
Lugano, whose club career included spells at Malaga and West Brom, is sure that the Barcelona star could have made the difference for Uruguay on two occasions.
"If Messi was Uruguayan at that 2010 World Cup we'd have won it," Lugano told Tea y Deportea.
"And if Messi was Uruguayan in Brazil [2014] and they didn't kick [Luis] Suarez out, like they did, with that generation we had we'd have won that one too."
Uruguay finished fourth at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, losing 3-2 to the Netherlands in the semi finals and then by the same score to Germany in the third-place playoff.
In 2014, without Luis Suarez for the knockout stage, after his ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini, were eliminated by Colombia 2-0 in the round of 16.
shimal10
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that is messi for you
SIDKAUSH
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Lol if Ronaldo was Spanish, Spain would have dominated The international football just like Bayern Munich dominates Bundesliga
AntoJaison
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If Messi was Indian, he would have been cricketer🤣🤣
Aguerooooooooooo
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you dumba$$ 💩🤡 1 Football World Cup = 10 Cricket World Cups
@Afy ban him for using abusive language
Banclopruy
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If grandma had balls, she would be grandpa...
shimal10
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if you want to be the best you must play with greatest
dawclmop
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May be if Eder played for Argentina.. Argentina would have won world cup.. If you know what I mean 😏
NeonGrace
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Dude literally had an Argentina team that was two times better than Uruguay has even been and he didn't win nothing with them. Good joke tho... If i had fins i may be a fish 😴
yuwdiko
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Lol if Ronaldo was Spanish, Spain would have dominated The international football just like Bayern Munich dominates Bundesliga
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noddlnsz
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If grandma had balls, she would be grandpa...
underrated comment.. after u na u😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
whitemocha
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Lol if Ronaldo was Spanish, Spain would have dominated The international football just like Bayern Munich dominates Bundesliga
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but Spain asked messi to give Spanish nationality for poor Ronaldo they didn't even see 😂🤣😂🤣😂
Ameimessi
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Lol if Ronaldo was Spanish, Spain would have dominated The international football just like Bayern Munich dominates Bundesliga
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Spain would be like Juventus
Mazbilnprs
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Lol if Ronaldo was Spanish, Spain would have dominated The international football just like Bayern Munich dominates Bundesliga
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and that's why messi rejected playing for Spain