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Dec 18, 2022 · Argentina striker Lionel Messi has the honour of lifting the 2022 FIFA World Cup™️ in Qatar after defeating France in an extraordinary final with a pulsating penalty shoot-out victory.
- Final Stamp of Greatness A Long Time Coming
- The World Cup A Final Flourish
- The Slow Emergence of A Talisman
- Messi as The 'White Knight'
- Messi Is Our Greatest
By five years into his professional career, it was obvious Messi was dancing alongside the gods — the Maradonas and the Pelés. But while those two in particular earned their legacies early with World Cup wins (relatively young for Maradona at 25, extremely young for Pelé at 17), then spent the rest of their careers defending their reputations, Mess...
There is a strong case that he didn't need to win the World Cup to be regarded as the greatest. International football is incredibly fickle. What if France had won the shootout instead? What if Pelé had been born in Estonia and never won a trophy with his national side? Would that make him any less of a player? Some of football's most legendary nam...
Ironically, it was the Argentinians themselves who took the longest to acknowledge Messi's greatness. Normally a young Argentinian talent would emerge onto the local football scene to much excitement, then star for a year or two with Boca Juniors or River Plate before the move to one of Europe's cashed-up leagues. In that time he would have built h...
Argentinians no longer questioned his commitment to the cause, now they surged behind him in his quest to deliver a first international trophy for the country in decades. Eventually that came, in the toughest of circumstances, as Argentina beat Brazil, in Brazil, in the 2021 Copa America final. With Lionel Scaloni as coach, the team had finally wor...
Whether Argentina had won the final or not, it was a fitting end to Messi's international career that he graced a World Cup with his very best football. And his very best football is unmatched, perhaps ever. Messi can and will be proclaimed the best of all time in the wake of this tournament, but that's not to say the debate will cease. There will ...
Apr 6, 2023 · There are a number of places where Lionel Messi could be playing football next season, writes Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.
Nov 21, 2022 · Lionel Messi says he is entering the last-chance saloon in his quest to “achieve the great dream” of winning the FIFA World Cup™ with Argentina. The seven-times FIFA Ballon d’Or winner is ...
Dec 18, 2022 · The 2022 final will be the last time we see Lionel Messi on the pitch at a FIFA World Cup. Argentina face France at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday, with Messi having the opportunity to add the World Cup title that’s so far eluded him across his 19-year professional career.
Jan 27, 2024 · Reminders of Lionel Messi and the 2022 World Cup are not hard to find in Qatar. “Last chance” tournament souvenirs greet visitors on arrival at Doha’s Hamad International Airport.
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Dec 18, 2022 · Here we look at how the world reacted to the Qatar 2022 finale. 'It was epic!'. - Expert breakdown of thrilling World Cup final as Argentina triumph over France. One of the all-time great...
