Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has claimed that Spain will defeat Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, claiming that only Lionel Messi can stop the European champions from taking the trophy.
Keyamo made the prediction in a post uploaded on his official social media website on Sunday, ahead of Spain’s World Cup final vs Argentina.
According to the minister, Spain remains the favourites to win the tournament based on their results throughout the competition, but he feels Messi has the individual brilliance to change the result.
“Anyone who knows football very well should easily predict that Spain will beat Argentina today to win the World Cup,” Keyamo said.
The minister, however, singled out the Argentine captain as the only player capable of defying the prediction.
“Unless there is an exceptional moment of magic by one ‘little boy from Rosario’ called Lionel Messi,” he said.