The FIFA World Cup, the one prize that eluded football legend Lionel Messi throughout his stellar career, has now been won, glamsquad reports.
The super star helped Argentina defeat France on penalties 4-2 after a thrilling 3-3 fulltime draw against a Kylian Mbappe-driven France. He thus joined the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Pele, and Diego Maradona in this exclusive club.
Messi, who is 35 years old and announced before the game that it would be his final game for Argentina, tearfully raised the trophy on Sunday, December 18, to ecstatic applause from the Qatar crowd.
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MESSI LIFTS THE WORLD CUP 🇦🇷🐐 https://t.co/Yx2jd8fyuc
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