France star Ousmane Dembele has admitted he will have no room for sentiment for Lionel Messi in Sunday’s World Cup final as the holders look to retain the trophy when they face Argentina, IgbereTV reports
The final represents the last chance for Messi, now 35, to win football’s greatest prize — he has already suggested he will not play again at a World Cup.
“With the great career he has had it would be good if he won the World Cup, but we also want to win it,” Dembele, who played alongside Messi for four years at Barcelona, told reporters on Friday.
“We are France, we are fighting for our country, for our team, to finish the job after all we have done to get here.
“It is true that this is the trophy he is missing, but we are also here to make our country proud. I hope France win it