Key events53m agoPreambleLionel Messi began the World Cup with a brilliant hat-trick but concerns over his father’s health threaten to overshadow his participation.
double quotation markLionel Messi’s father is undergoing medical treatment for an undisclosed illness and his family asked the media for “humanity” on Thursday amid rumours about Jorge Messi’s health while his son competes at the World Cup. “Jorge is going through a health situation,” the Messi family said in a statement.
The family did not specify the illness that the 68-year-old Jorge Messi is suffering from. “He is currently under medical observation, recovering and progressing favourably within his current condition,” the statement said.
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Mexico moved the ball upfield slower than any other team. They could afford to take their time as South Africa offered next to no threat.
