Argentina and Lionel Messi rewrote soccer history, after the FIFA World Cup triumph against France. Argentina wins a crazy final and becomes world champion in Qatar: they beat France 7-5 after penalties. Scaloni’s team had managed to take a two-goal lead in the first half, but Deschamps’ national team had managed to snag the lead thanks to Kylian MbappĆ©’s brace.
The challenge between number tens continues in extra time: in the first half, Messi scores. In the second, his young PSG teammate answered him. In the end, it was penalties that proved fatal for the French, with a double penalty from the penalty spot dooming them.
The world of tennisĀ immediately reacted to Messi’s Argentina victory. On Twitter, the two protagonists of the Argentinian tennis commented on the key stages of the match: Juan Martin Del Potro and Diego Schwartzman.
The Grand Slam champion’s delirium culminated in: “Congratulations Leo! Congratulations Selection! Thank you for this joy you have given us! This is the photo that everyone needs to see!”
For the youngest ArgentinianĀ tennis player, the Messi-Maradona comparison takes place: “They marked me forever, they marked us forever. They marked forever. For eternity,” few tweets for him, who was present at the stadium to live the final live.
Tennis players praised Leo Messi
Not only Argentines to celebrate Argentina: other men and womenĀ tennis players wanted to celebrate this victory.
There is still Viktoria Azarenka, who called the Argentine players:Ā champions, immortalized as they lift the world cup. For Andy Murray, the praise goes to captain Leo Messi: “Is Messi the best athlete of all time? Forget football. What a man.”
Del Potro himself arrives to answer him: “He is whatever you want, Andy,” accompanying the Argentine flag and the trophy with the GOAT emoticon. He is not Argentinian, but Casper Ruud also let himself go in exultation, who at the beginning of the match had put a video in which, opening his sweatshirt, he showed his Messi shirt; at the last penalty, then, came the real celebration.
Then followed the post on Instagram: “Congratulations Argentina!”Ā With the photo of him and Nadal dating back to the performance in Argentina, both with the photo of Messi. Just the Argentine tennis player has come to celebrate Argentina: “Congratulations Argentina! happy for all my Argentinian friends! Enjoy the title” To follow, also the congratulations to the defeated France: “Grand World Cup France! Allez,” he wrote in his Instagram stories.
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ā Juan M. del Potro (@delpotrojuan) December 18, 2022
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ā victoria azarenka (@vika7) December 18, 2022
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GRACIAS POR ESTA GRAN ALEGRĆA QUE NOS DIERON!!!
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