After losing to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final, Messi finally won the trophy in his fifth and last World Cup competition.
The World Cup trophy chose Lionel Messi to lift it, the Argentine star claimed in a radio interview that was broadcast on Monday. After a dramatic 3-3 draw in Qatar, the 35-year-old led his nation to World Cup victory last month by scoring two goals and a penalty in the South Americans’ shootout victory over the previous holders France. Messi told the Argentine radio station Urbana Play that the cup “reached out to me, it told me: come and get me, now you can touch me.”
In reference to the spectacular Lusail Stadium in Doha, where the championship game was played, he continued, “I saw it glittering in that wonderful stadium and I didn’t hesitate” to kiss it.
Having lost to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final, Messi eventually won the trophy in his fifth and last World Cup competition.
Prior to winning the Copa America trophy in 2021, he also participated in three futile Copa America finals.
Messi stated of the World Cup, “God kept it for me after so much pain and lost finals.”
As a result, he became the first Argentina captain to win the World Cup since Diego Maradona in 1986.
“I wanted Maradona to give me the trophy so he could at least watch Argentina winning,” he said.
Maradona passed away from a heart attack
“I wanted Maradona to give me the trophy so he could at least watch Argentina winning,” he said.
Two years ago, Maradona passed away from a heart attack.
“He gave me courage from above, as did so many individuals who love me,”
After the victory in Qatar, many anticipated Messi to stop playing, at least for the international team, but he opted to keep playing so he could join his teammates on the field as world champions.
After a career filled with success that included four Champions League wins, 10 La Liga crowns with Barcelona, a Ligue 1 trophy with Paris Saint-Germain, and a record seven Ballon d’Or victories, he did, however, acknowledge that the end was near.
I’ve accomplished everything with the national team, with Barcelona, and individually, he added. “That’s it, there’s nothing more.”
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