The 2022 World Cup final between the Argentina national team and the French national team tells various interesting stories. Argentina came out as champions after winning on penalties. Kylian Mbappe stole the hearts of football fans for inspiring the French national team’s comeback. Unmitigated, the 23-year-old player scored a hat trick.
Messi also did not miss the story. Not really a new story. The reason is, Messi has written many sweet notes in the Qatar world cup event. In a way, Messi’s name resonates strongly with his performance at the 2022 world cup. Reportedly, the Adidas brand, which produces the Argentina national team shirt, is overwhelmed because there are many requests for 10 shirts on the market.
Messi is a phenomenon at the 2022 world cup. His name is getting stronger in football lovers. No doubt, many believe that the 2022 world cup belongs to Messi. Also, there are those who think that Messi is the best player in the 2022 world cup.
Hence, awarding the best player is not excessive. It cannot be debated as Messi won the Ballon d’Or trophy in 2012 when Xavi Hernandez and Andre Iniesta were only in second and third place despite winning the world cup in South Africa.
This time, Messi’s status as the best player was declared valid. 35 years old, Messi has recorded quite a phenomenal record. In addition to scoring two goals and 1 assist, Messi also recorded a history that is hard to forget. The trophy that Argentina and Messi have coveted for a long time was finally able to achieve it when he was 35 years old.
The World Cup trophy strengthened Messi’s recognition not only at club level, but also in Argentina, the land of his birth. Yes, Messi was in a quite difficult vortex because he failed to bring Argentina to international trophies. As it turns out, the Argentine dream took time. Not an instant process.
Interestingly, Messi presented an international trophy when he was 34 years old when he won the Copa America and 35 years when he won the world cup. This age is the time before retirement. There are even players who have retired at that age.
Looks like Messi taught that success should not be subject to the age factor. Trust the process. While at the best level, results will come at the desired time. However, Messi seems to refuse to submit to the age factor. Messi is able to compete with young players.
Also, Messi is able to become a mentor for young players in the Argentine camp. Messi’s influence and popularity in the national team made the national team organized. Messi enjoys strong respect, making it easier for him to coordinate his team-mates.
The 2022 world cup is quite a phenomenal experience for Messi. Even though Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni stated that Messi could play in the 2026 world cup, the energy must have been different. Ambition must have decreased somewhat. After all, Messi has reached the highest point in his career.
It is very difficult to imagine Messi surviving at the best level 4 years later. The possibility of retiring or also not being called up in the national team. Therefore, becoming the world cup champion in Qatar happened at the right time for the career of this player who is nicknamed La Pulga .
Messi breaks down doubts. Doubts when Argentina lost their first game to Saudi Arabia. As team captain, Messi awakens the hopes of his teammates to rise. It’s the same as Messi’s patience waiting for his chance to win the world cup trophy. After two decades of his heyday on the world football stage, finally this player who was educated at Barcelona’s la Masia academy has become a world champion.
The wait was accompanied by Messi’s efforts to rise from disappointment. The disappointment of losing in the Copa America final made Messi want to retire early from the Argentina national team. Scaloni does not close his eyes to Messi’s quality. This young coach succeeded in convincing Messi to return to the timns and with him to build the quality of the national team.
The results are awesome. The Argentine national team appears consistently. National team spirit also strengthened. Positive energy increased when Messi and his friends lifted the Copa America trophy. Since then, winning international trophies is not impossible. There must be a way if it is supported by hard work, team unity, and passion.
Messi is also an important factor in the Argentine work system. Having the status of captain Messi ends his wait to win a trophy at the international level. Not a short wait. Actually, Messi has the chance to win when Argentina enters the 2014 world cup final in Brazil. However, that dream ran aground when Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany in the final.
Messi’s success in winning the world cup did not only complement Messi’s achievements in his career, but also made Messi follow in the footsteps of one of the legends of Argentine football, Diego Maradona. The world cup trophy completes Messi’s status as the best player. Few support this idea. Even the French coach, Didier Deschamp also stated that even some French people support Messi. I don’t know why.
Messi ended Argentina’s 36-year wait. The last time Argentina won the world cup was in 1986 when Maradona was strengthened. Messi is phenomenal. The trophy collection is complete, which won the title of man of the match five times during the world cup event. The Messi phenomenon will continue to be imprinted in Argentina and football lovers. The debate about who is the greatest all time (GOAT) seems to have ended with Messi’s achievement in Qatar.
Messi had stated that the 2022 world cup final would be his last moment at the world cup. However, Messi has no intention of retiring from the Argentina national team. Of course, this is the best news for Argentinian fans and Messi fans.. It is very difficult to just forget Messi’s magic in big tournaments.
Messi actually gives a lot of lessons. One of them is patience to achieve the best results in life. Failure is not the end, but can be a lesson for the best path.
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