List of NBA players who crowned Lionel Messi as the GOAT after World Cup triumph in Qatar
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The iconic footballing festivity of FIFA World Cup 2022 has concluded. A spectacular final showdown between Argentina and France brought an amazing month-long celebration of the game of football to a close. Argentina, captained by Lionel Messi, took on France, the reigning champions. After Argentina defeated France, Lionel Messi won the coveted FIFA world cup trophy, the final prize still missing from his collection.
Upon hearing the news of Messi bringing the title home and ending a 36-year-old draught, many celebrities including NBA players took to twitter to dub Messi the “GOAT” for his sporting achievements. Joining LeBron James were, 76ers stars James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Josh Giddy, Dirk Nowitzki to name a few , here are some of the finest reactions from Twitter
The 35-year-old captained his nation to victory over France in a nail-biting penalty shootout, which the defending Copa America champions won 4-2. In the unbelievable 120 minutes of football, Messi scored twice. While Kylian Mbappe became the second player in World Cup Final history to record a hat trick. Messi told TyC Sports: “Obviously I wanted to close my career with this, I can’t ask for anything anymore. Thank God, he gave me everything. Closing almost my career like this, it’s incredible.”
Although Mbappe won the Golden Boot with eight goals, he lost out to him for the Golden Ball title as the best player. With two goals in the championship, Messi surpassed all other South American players to score 26 goals in major international competitions, including 13 in the World Cup and the same number in the Copa America. With that, he surpassed the previous record-holder, Ronaldo of Brazil, by one goal.
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Lionel Messi shuns plans of retirement after World Cup triumph
Since the Argentine great has stated he would not be retiring anytime soon, Lionel Messi’s plays will continue to captivate us for a few more years. This comes only days after Messi announced that the World Cup in Qatar will be his final one.
The 35-year-old has so far participated in 5 World Cup competitions. The first one being in 2006. According to reports, Messi also broke the record for most FIFA World Cup appearances this year.
The PSG star has now participated in 26 games over five World Cups. However, according to experts, he is now in his peak shape and has a few more years of game left in him.
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