The player's words aimed at Hout Weghorst have been used in some unexpected forms back in the player's home country.

Lionel Messi is known for becoming a true hero for his antics on the pitch, but this time his words away from it have also sparked an unexpected pride by fans from his home country.

The phrase "¿Qué mirás, bobo?", which translates to "What are you looking at, fool"? has become the subject of many tributes, some of them depicting Lionel Messi's phrase on items such as t-shirts, coffee mugs, and sweatshirts.

The phrase's impact has even seen some fans going a bit further by creating a tattoo out of it, as depicted by two users on Instagram.

Here is another example of a tattoo inspired by the now iconic phrase.

If you were wondering how the coffee mugs and t-shirts looked like, here are a couple of examples.

The words uttered by Messi are having quite an impact on Argentine fans. Let us hope they don't regret purchasing these objects (or having their skin inked with the phrase) if La Albiceleste cannot win the World Cup title on Sunday.