Fans call France’s 2022 World Cup final loss ‘Karma’ as resurfaced video shows them mocking Lionel Messi in 2018
Fans bring up a video of France team taunting Lionel Messi amidst their 2018 World Cup celebrations.
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The France national team at Stade de France
Argentina and Lionel Messi fans have found and surfaced a video from four years ago of the FIFA World Cup victory celebrations in France. After winning the 2018 FIFA World Cup in complete dominance, French players enjoyed their Champions title in utmost fashion. They sang, cheered, and whistled in what was one of the wildest FIFA World Cup celebrations.
The whole France team celebrated their homecoming at the Stade De France as the squad made up songs about squad members like Kylian Mbappe, Ngolo Kante, Ousmane Dembele, Paul Pogba, and more. While singing the victory chants, they reportedly mocked Lionel Messi referring to Kante facing the Argentine in Russia.
Therefore, while paying their tribute to the dynamic midfielder Ngolo Kante, the French players sang the song that translated into; He’s little, he’s sweet, he stopped Leo Messi.” This was a reference to the quarter-final match which ended 4-3 in Russia between Argentina and France. Not only did Argentina take their revenge, Emiliano Martinez and others made sure there wasn’t any shortage of shi*housery after their 2022 FIFA World Cup victory.
Fans and Argentine footballers did not forget the comments made by the French players. They came back to win it against the country that knocked them out in the last FIFA World Cup. in the ultimate stage of the tournament. Argentina’s goalkeeper did not hold back when it came to celebrating in their opponent’s faces. Firstly, he requested ‘a minute of silence’ for Mbappe in the locker room after winning the FIFA World Cup. He also held a toy with Kylian Mbappe’s face on it as he arrived home.
As some fans enjoy this passion for the sport, others call it just dirty tactics. Anyways, the Aston Villa goalkeeper has become famous for getting into the minds of the opposition players. He, and Lionel Messi together, have brought Argentina its third FIFA World Cup. The South Americans call this “karma” of what happened in 2018 in France.
Lionel Messi’s 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign
La Pulga finally got his hands on the trophy he wanted the most; the FIFA World Cup. After multiple heartbreaks in international competitions, Lionel Messi has finally completed his football career by winning the ultimate trophy. He lost the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals to Germany but made sure he wouldn’t have to watch the golden lady from a distance this time.
After a career full of ups and downs, Lionel Messi has finally brought the World Champions title to Argentina. The captain led his country to glory as he scored 7 goals and assisted thrice in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He also became the first player in the history of football to score in every knockout stage of the competition. Lionel Messi had to wait to lift the World Cup trophy till he became the player with the most FIFA World Cup appearances as well.
Credits due to this Argentina side, which helped Messi conquer his first FIFA World Cup trophy. An efficient side filled with a mix of youngsters and veterans, managed by a genius named Lionel Scaloni. The manager understood the strength of this team and used every player in the squad to his full potential.
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