According to The Sun, a confidential police file has revealed several major security threats during the World Cup, including terrifying warnings from suicide bombers.
This bombshell document, which has been seen, details several horrific terrorist plots, with the Argentine national team being one of the main targets.
Ahead of Argentina's match against Jordan, led by Jordan, a man called Dallas Airport claiming that he and two others would storm the stadium with "homemade bombs and AR-15 rifles."
According to reports, the suspected attacker threatened to attack "police and players from both teams," and "specifically mentioned" killing Messi.
The Argentina vs. Egypt match was also a target. A suspected terrorist wrote on social media: "I'm about to enter the Atalanta stadium and blow up Messi with the four bombs strapped to my body."
During the match, another man called the police, claiming he had placed "three bombs" in trash cans throughout the stands.
This dual threat triggered a massive search of the stadium by bomb disposal experts and sniffer dogs.
Messi's rival Cristiano Ronaldo was also a "potential victim" of the World Cup attack panic.
A FIFA employee raised an alarm after noticing a "suspicious man" inquiring about the Portuguese star's World Cup accommodations.
Another fanatic broke into the player's hotel and tried to ride the elevator with him.
After the police handcuffed the man, he claimed that he just wanted to take a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo.
