Story Mario Gotze is excited to see Argentina win the 2022 World Cup. The reason is Lionel Messi’s attitude.
The German national team player is famous for his goal in the 2014 World Cup final. The goal occurred in extra time, which ultimately gave Der Panzer the fourth trophy – the nickname of the German national team – in the history of the World Cup.
On the other hand, Gotze’s goal also destroyed Lionel Messi’s dream of becoming a world champion. This failure has always been talked about for almost the last decade until the status of the best player of all time for Messi is too late to be pinned.
However, the debate about the best player of all time, aka GOAT, has effectively ended with Argentina winning the 2022 World Cup. Lionel Messi again proved that he deserves to be the best player in this tournament by scoring seven goals and three assists.
Uniquely, Lionel Messi’s success was celebrated by Mario Gotze. Via Instagram, the former Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder indicated that there was no animosity between them after the 2014 World Cup.
In fact, Messi’s humble demeanor captivated Gotze. In an interview released in April 2020, he admitted that he had taken a photo together in a bitter moment for Messi in Brazil 2014.
“If I’m being honest, I was in the press conference room and I had won the award for Man of The Match,” Gotze said in an interview published by SportBible in April 2020.
“I saw him [Messi] from behind and ran after him to take a photo with him. So that’s actually what happened [I asked Messi], “said the player who is now defending Eintracht Frankfurt.
Messi is happy to take pictures with Gotze, even smiling. He was chosen as the best player in the tournament, but looked very sad because of the failure to bring Argentina to become world champions.
But that is just the past. Now the success of Lionel Messi is celebrated around the world. Even by people who have buried their dreams in the past.
