India, July 22 -- Hours after Argentina's 0-1 defeat to Spain in the FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, a video from the Albiceleste dressing room went viral on social media, fuelling wild speculation. Captain Lionel Messi was seen delivering one final message to his teammates before they walked out onto the pitch, but his words, and the players' subdued reactions, quickly became the subject of intense online debate.

In the clip, first shared by Argentina's TyC Sports, Messi is seen stepping out of the dressing room wearing the team's official jacket over his kit. In his trademark calm tone, he tells his teammates in Spanish: "All right, guys. Calm down. The most important thing is that we stay composed."

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