2023-12-18 08:16:50
It’s been a year since the legendary footballer Lionel Messi kissed his maiden world title at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar. Argentine fans around the world can’t walk back to those memories without getting teary-eyed. The world is in awe of the beauty of that night when Argentine fans danced with joy.
A shock defeat to Saudi Arabia, who were described as the weakest in the World Cup in the first match, then toppled the former world champions to become the football World Cup winners after 36 years.
Messi and his team brought the cup back to the Latin American country after a wait of three and a half decades. The next day, Argentina continued the celebrations with song and dance, giving the entire country a holiday. The journey to the crown was not easy for them. After the shock given by the Arab kingdom, the Blue Army was able to rise to the occasion. Argentina marched into the pre-quarters unchallenged after beating Mexico and Poland. However, although Australia put up a bit of a challenge, they progressed to the quarter-finals thanks to Lionel Messi’s goal.
In the quarter finals, Messi and his team were shaken and surrendered in the penalty shootout. The two went into the shootout after maintaining a tie in overtime. The brilliant saves of the goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez made Argentina enter the semis. The footage of Messi thrashing Martinez may still be flashing in the fans’ minds.
The opponents of Messi and his team were strong Croatia in the semi-finals. Breaking through Croatia’s defense, Messi and his team scored three goals in their net. Their opponents in the final were defending champions France. As expected, Mbappe and his team were able to pose a serious challenge to Messi.
In the final, six goals were scored in regular time and extra time, and Argentina won 4-2 in the penalty shootout. The whole world was staring at Messi’s face as Gonzalo Montiel’s winning goal went past the French goalkeeper and into the net. It was a night when the world watched all the expressions on that face unblinkingly.
With Messi’s double goals and Mbappe’s hat-trick goals, the final turned into a thriller. The match has earned the nickname of the best final in FIFA World Cup history. Messi was able to win the Player of the Tournament award in two consecutive World Cups. Messi also received the eighth Ballon d’Or award in his career as a prize for his performance in the World Cup.
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