What intel did Lionel Messi and Argentina discover on Jordan Pickford's water bottle?

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Lionel Messi and some of his Argentina teammates found something incredibly unexpected after winning Wednesday's World Cup semifinal over England.

The team found England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's water bottle, on it a list of all of Argentina's penalty kick takers and what to expect when the ball comes his way for each player.

Pickford played lights out for most of the contest until Argentina surged ahead late for the win, but he must have forgotten his water bottle on the pitch after the game was over. This is just very unusual for a player to leave behind.

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You can imagine Argentina might register this opposing intel for the team's World Cup finale with Spain on Sunday.

Check out Lionel Messi’s face when Argentina found the England keeper’s water bottle with penalty notes of all the players

Not that the game got that far. pic.twitter.com/ml33mmmdcz

— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) July 16, 2026

They found Jordan Pickford’s bottle featuring notes on Argentina’s penalty takers

( luismartin_9/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/7Rylwmwgq4

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 16, 2026

Even then, the reactions from Argentina over discovering Pickford's water bottle are pretty great, too.

When is the third-place game?​

England and France will square off for third place in Miami on Saturday afternoon.

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