It's 100% a red card: Moreno on Messi stamping on Algeria player

Former Venezuela footballer Alejandro Moreno reacted to Argentina captain Lionel Messi stamping on Algeria's Aissa Mandi during their FIFA World Cup 2026 opener. "It's 100% a red card for Messi," he said on ESPN. Moreno added, "It should have been. I will tell you what else is concerning, and it plays [into] this narrative that great players get preferential treatment."