What Messi said to the players in the tunnel is revealed

Previously unseen footage of Argentina in the tunnel before Sunday's World Cup final against Spain has been released.

The images include a speech by Lionel Messi, “The Sun” writes on Tuesday. Argentina lost 1-0 to Spain in the final.

Messi was seen crying on the pitch after losing the final.

But new footage has been released revealing what Messi told his teammates before they entered the pitch at the “MetLife” stadium, where the World Cup final was played.

What the 39-year-old had told the other Argentina players has sparked speculation on social media that something was not right in the Argentine camp before the final.

In the video, Messi can be heard saying, “Come on, guys, stay calm.”

“Let's stay calm, guys. Let's think only about the game, stay calm. Let's forget everything. Let's think only about the game, guys,” Messi can be heard saying in the video.

The message Messi conveyed left room for speculation that there may have been some kind of problem beforehand.

One fan noted that Enzo Fernandez was “about to cry” and Lisandro Martinez “had sadness all over his face.”

Another claimed that Argentina's stars had “strange faces” in the video.

A third added that the team “didn't look like themselves.”

Theories circulating on social media have suggested that the message may have been for the team to try to forget the negative perception of them throughout the tournament.