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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 ...
Dec 18, 2022 · Analysis. Lionel Messi in numbers: After 793 goals and seven Ballon d'Ors - his World Cup win cements his spot as one of the world's greatest footballers. The legendary Argentinian forward led his side to victory against France in the 2022 World Cup Final on Sunday. By James Robinson, news reporter. Sunday 18 December 2022 18:44, UK.
Dec 18, 2022 · Lionel Messi and Argentina win astonishing World Cup final, the world reacts - 'Glorious, truly glorious'. It was one of the most astonishing World Cup finals of all time, with the...
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Dec 18, 2022 · Lionel Messi is carried around the Lusail Stadium in Qatar after Argentina defeated France in the World Cup final in December 2022.
Dec 18, 2022 · Argentina’s Lionel Messi lifts the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Argentina won 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended tied 3-3.
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Nov 26, 2022 · Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app....
