Lionel Messi is the best in the world, says Angel di Maria

Messi is the best: di Maria

By Indo-Asian News Service Last Published on - July 2, 2014 1:52 AM IST

Angel Di Maria feels that nobody can do what Messi does © Getty Images — Angel di Maria feels that nobody can do what Messi does © Getty Images

Sao Paulo: Jul 1, 2014

Argentina winger Angel di Maria said there is no one specific team that is powerful candidate to win the FIFA World Cup 2014 but that teammate Lionel Messi “is the best in the world”.

“Lionel is the best in the world. What he does nobody else can do and luckily he’s ours. He is going to be the World Cup’s big goalscorer. He’s at a tremendous moment,” reports EFE.

About the Argentine quest at the tournament so far, di Maria said: “We’re going from less to more. We haven’t reached our best level yet but I still believe we can win the World Cup.”

The Real Madrid winger believes that no team so far has displayed football good enough to called as a potential candidate for winning the tournament.

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