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Jason Cummings takes Lionel Messi credit for Argentina World Cup heroics as he shares brutal Olivier Giroud snub

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Lionel Messi was given all the motivation he needs to claim World Cup glory by Jason Cummings – but the striker has revealed Olivier Giroud wasn't as welcoming.The mercurial Argentina playmaker completed the football clean sweep on Sunday in one of the game's iconic finals.

Messi's side drew 3-3 with France after extra-time before a penalty shootout sealed their third World Cup dreams, and Cummings got to see both finalists as part of Australia's run to the last 16.TV cameras caught the former Hibs and Rangers striker chatting with Messi as the Socceroos headed home from the tournament after a narrow 2-1 defeat and it capped a memorable 12 months for Cummings, having been in the bad books at Dundee last season.

The Central Coast Mariners star joked this meeting and a subsequent Instagram post provided Messi all the tools he needed to what in his opinion is making himself football's greatest.The 27-year-old told The Project: "I think I deserve a lot of credit (for Messi’s World Cup showing) – he’s definitely checked his phone just before, he’s seen the Cumdog pop up on his Instagram there.“He’s checked that and it just gave him that extra motivation.

I think it was the best World Cup game, never mind the final – it had everything."I think the debate’s over now. For me, Messi’s got the GOAT status.

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