Former coach of the Netherlands national team, Louis van Gaal, has made a bold claim that the 2022 Qatar World cup was rigged for Messi. 

He believes that the outcome was scripted and that Messi was meant to become the world champion. 

The 72-year-old former coach made the claim at the gala of the premier league awards in Utrecht. 

“I don’t really want to say much about it. If you see how Argentina got their goals and how got our goals, and how some of Argentina’s players went overboard and were not punished, then I think it’s all scripted play.

“I mean everything I say by that. Did Messi have to become the world champion? I think so, yes,” he said