FIFA World Cup 2022: Lionel Messi doesn’t scare us, says France defender Theo Hernandez

France defender Theo Hernandez is unfazed by the challenge of going up against Lionel Messi in the FIFA World Cup 2022 final, saying that the Argentina star doesn't scare them.

Messi was once again amongst the scorers and also put in an assist as Argentina cruised past Croatia in the semi-final. France also won their semi-final against the high-flying Morocco thanks to goals from Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani.

Speaking to Raisport, the French left-back said that it was a fantastic evening and a difficult match at the end of the day. Hernandez said that the defending champions will now think about the final and recover well.

“It was an incredible evening, we knew it would be



a difficult match because Morocco are an excellent team but we won and now we have to think about the final. It was a fantastic month, in which we have worked every day to get to this moment: now we have to recover well, I’m really tired,” said Hernandez.

Hernandez said that the team will have to be at their 100 percent against Argentina and admitted that Messi doesn't scare the French players. The left-back praised the Albiceleste but said that France will have a few days to prepare for the final.

“It was nice to win this semi-final but on Sunday we have to be at 100%. Messi doesn’t scare us, Argentina has an incredible team but we have a few days to work and prepare properly,” said Hernandez.