A newly released US police report reveals that he was targeted with the highest number of threats of any player during the tournament, including an alleged suicide attack plot.
Before Argentina’s group-stage match against Jordan, a caller warned Dallas airport that three armed individuals carrying homemade explosives planned to enter the stadium, explicitly singling out Messi.
Similar warnings emerged ahead of Argentina’s match against Egypt, alongside a separate bomb threat claiming explosives were hidden in stadium bins.
Law enforcement thoroughly searched the venue with bomb-detection dogs and found no explosives, confirming the threats were false alarms.
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