Antonela Roccuzzo

Argentina captain Lionel Messi will be cheered on from the stands by his childhood sweetheart and wife Antonela Roccuzzo as he bids to reach the World Cup ...

She has also forged a successful modelling career in Argentina. The Paris Saint-Germain playmaker would often visit her house in his youth just to see her. As for Messi, he is hoping to finally lift the only trophy missing from his illustrious collection in what could be his final ever World Cup. It is also understood that more than 450 police officers were tasked with working the wedding. She will once again be in the stands on Tuesday night as Argentina face Croatia in the first of the two World Cup semi-finals out in Qatar. He will be 39 before the end of the next tournament in four years time.

Lionel Messi met his wife Antonela Roccuzzo in his city of birth, Rosario, and the pair have been inseparable since childhood.

Messi and Antonela both hail from the same city, Rosario. Their wedding party was dubbed Argentina's 'wedding of the century.' Many former teammates of Messi, including You might know all about Messi, but do you know his wife Antonela Roccuzzo is a celebrity herself? They have known each other since the age of five. Initially, they were in a long-distance relationship, but were brought closer by a tragedy and have been inseparable ever since. [Lionel Messi's](https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-argentina-vs-croatia-dream11-prediction-fantasy-tips-for-arg-vs-cro-at-fifa-world-cup-semifinal-1-jio-cinema-3010397) side since his childhood.

Pop star Ed Sheeran in an interview talked about how he met Lionel Messi and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo before a match for PSG.

A team that was among the potential winners started the tournament with a loss against Saudi Arabia. I go to a lot of football in England… so it was an amazing evening to see a stadium erupt. so it sort of made sense, but yeah, man, he is like an incredible player.“ when I went to watch the game they said afterward, he wants to say hi and it wasn’t like… ADVERTISEMENT

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She launched a boutique with her friend Sofia Balbi, the wife of Messi’s former Barca teammate Luis Suarez, and secured a modelling contract with fashion designer Ricky Sarkany in 2016. The celebration featured a large number of Messi’s old temmates, including Gerard Pique and his wife Shakira. Messi moved to Barcelona to pursue his football dreams in 2007, but he still flew back home to console Antonela after a friend of hers died in a car accident. She was a friend of Messi’s cousin, and despite his introverted behaviour, the striker frequently visited her home to meet her. Roccuzzo chose to pursue dentistry as her post-graduate study while earning her bachelor’s degree in humanities and social sciences. Messi’s love for his wife hasn’t changed despite all the fame and glory that came with becoming one of the finest players in the world.

ANTONELA ROCCUZZO was spotted beaming with joy as she watched Lionel Messi lead Argentina into the World Cup final.The 35-year-old superstar produced.

[Messi](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/lionel-messi/) 10” as he raised two fists of joy down on the turf to celebrate. [Sunday’s World Cup Final](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20086086/fifa-world-cup-final-2022-qatar/) and they will discover who their opponents are when [France take on Morocco tonight in the other semi-final](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20714770/france-morocco-world-cup-semi-final-date-tv-channel-live-stream/). [Emi Martinez](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/emiliano-martinez/), Nicolas Otamendi, Cristian Romero, Lautaro Martinez and [Julian Alvarez](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/julian-alvarez/). [Roccuzzo](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/antonela-roccuzzo/), 34, was also accompanied by the [couple’s three boys, Thiago, 9, Mateo, 6, and Ciro, 4](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/18173591/lionel-messi-wife-antonela-roccuzzo-psg/) at the Lusail Stadium. [a goal and assist in the semis](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20747234/roy-keane-lionel-messi-man-utd/) as his nation [thrashed Croatia 3-0](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20746531/argentina-3-croatia-0-messi-world-cup-final-alvarez/) on Tuesday. [Argentina players' Wags enjoyed dinner together](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20745269/argentina-wags-world-cup-croatia-messi-wife/) before last night’s triumph. [joint-top with Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Kylian Mbappe in the chase for the Golden Boot](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20484952/world-cup-2022-top-scorers/). [Argentina's all-time leading World Cup scorer with 11.](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20746486/lionel-messi-penalty-croatia-world-cup-argentina/) Messi revealed his children are inspiring him to World Cup glory earlier in the tournament. And as he produced a dazzling display on the pitch, his wife was looking magical in the stands as she watched on. Messi opened the scoring from the spot and in doing so became ANTONELA ROCCUZZO was spotted beaming with joy as she watched Lionel Messi lead Argentina into the World Cup final.