The FIFA World Cups have always given us stories that we can never forget. From on-field incidents to off-field gossip, the FIFA World Cup is a reality show. Sometimes, we got a man who died standing on the pitch (Roberto Baggio’s penalty miss) or died scoring an own goal.
During the FIFA World Cup 2026, there were a lot of things that raised concern, from the administration level to security. From the denial of players to the England team van being looted. But after the World Cup, more things are surfacing.
One of the biggest and most chaotic news coming out now is that there was a massacre attempt, majorly targeting Leo Messi. As the news surfaced, the football world is trembling.
The news was broken by Spanish sports magazine Marca. It reported that before the group game against Jordan, a man threatened Dallas airport, with two men entering with homemade explosive weapons specifically targeting Messi.
Similar alerts were triggered before the Round of 16 game between Egypt and Argentina, where a man called and said he had bombed the stadium. US police went on a search with bomb detectors and dogs. Fortunately, they found no bomb, marking it as a false alert.
According to US police reports, Leo Messi is the player who received the most threats, from massive explosives to a suicide attack. But it was a great job by US security forces that kept the players and staff safe. During the World Cup, we felt suspicious about the extra security concerns. But somewhere, that paid off, causing nothing unexpected.
