The famous football festival, the FIFA World Cup 2022 is about to take place. An incredible month-long celebration of football ended with an epic final between Argentina and France. Arɡentina, coached by Lionel Messi, played against France, who are currently the winners. Lionel Messi won the FIFA World Cup title after Argentina defeated France. It was the last prize he lost from his collection.
When news broke that Messi brought home the title and ended a 36-year drought, many famous players, including NBA players, took to Twitter to call Messi the “GOAT” for his athletic achievements. . 76ers star James Harden, Donoᴠan Mitchell, Josh Giddy, and Dirk Nowitzki, to name a few, joined LeBron James. Here are some of the best tweets from the event.
The 35-year-old captain led the home team to a 4-2 victory over France in the penalty shootout. Messi scored a double in 120 minutes of crazy football. Kylian Mbarre is the second player in World Cur Final history to score a hat-trick. Messi told tyC Sports: “Of course I want to end my career with this, I cannot ask for anything. May God give me everything I need. “Surprisingly, my work is almost over.”
Although Mbaɾre scored 8 goals and won the Golden Boot, he did not win the Golden Ball as the best player. Messi beat all other South American players in scoring for two teams in the championship. He currently has 26 goals in international tournaments, including 13 goals in the World Cup and 13 goals in Cora America.
With that, he beat Brazil’s Ronaldo, who held the previous record, by one goal. Lionel Messi’s performances will keep us interested for a few more years because the great Argentine player has not said that he has no intention of retiring anytime soon. Messi just said a few days ago that the World Cup in Qatar will be his last World Cur.
Up to now, the 35-year-old player has participated in 5 World Cups. In 2006, this was the first time. Reports say Messi also broke the record for the most starts at this year’s FIFA World Cup. The PSG star played 26 matches on the Fiᴠe World Cᴜrs course. But experts say it is now at its peak and is still several years away.