Kuldeep Yadav pays tribute to Lionel Messi as Argentina wins Copa America 2024
India cricketer Kuldeep Yadav shared an Instagram story in admiration of Argentinian football legend Lionel Messi. Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0 in the final of Copa America 2024 on Sunday, July 14, at Hard Rock Stadium.
Messi left the field in the 64th minute due to a severely swollen right ankle during the fiercely contested match. Substitute Lautaro Martinez scored for Argentina in the 112th minute, securing their back-to-back title. This marked the 16th Copa America triumph for Argentina.
On his Instagram story, Kuldeep Yadav shared a post by Lionel Messi with a heart and a goat icon.
Moreover, the Indian spinner attended the Spain vs England Euro 2024 final. After winning the 2024 T20 World Cup, Kuldeep appears to be enjoying his time off from the field.
He played in five games in the World Cup and bagged 10 wickets, playing an important part in the Men in Blue's triumph.
Kuldeep Yadav rightly predicted the winner of Euro 2024
As mentioned, the India spinner was in attendance for the Euro 2024 final between Spain and England on July 14 at the Olympiastadion Stadium in Berlin, Germany.
Ahead of the kick-off, he was seen having a conversation with the broadcaster, where he gave a prediction on who would win. Kuldeep said:
"Both teams are playing really well at the moment. Spain has been really well throughout this tournament. If they play like that, the way they played all the games, I'm sure they can easily pass through England."
"But, the final is always tough (to predict), but I am supporting Spain and I think they will go past England and win 2-1," he added.
His prediction came true as Spain won their fourth European championship, defeating England 2-1. In the meantime, this was England's second straight defeat in the Euro final. In the 2021 edition, they lost to Italy in the deciding match.