Watch: Lionel Messi breaks down in tears after Argentina beat France and win the FIFA World Cup 2022

Lionel Messi (Source: Twitter)

Lionel Messi had a memorable World Cup final which was also speculated to be be the last time in his career in an Argentina shirt. After a 36 year long wait, Argentina managed to lift the World Cup trophy on Sunday. The soul of Diego Maradona can finally rest in peace as Argentina have got their hands on the trophy. 

Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties after 120 minutes of intense football where the scores were tied 3-3. Ariel Montiel scored the winning spot kick which brought all the Argentina fans present in the stadium into a rupture as they cheered for their hero for bringing the World Cup Trophy to South America. Messi scored twice for Argentina. He scored the first goal via a penalty and then came back and scored another one in the 109th minute.

Messi felt weak on his knees as tears of joy overflowed from his eyes when the winning moment happened. He had also replicated a feat that Diego Maradona had done all those years back and that was to win a World Cup for Argentina.

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I am crying #Messi𓃵 #WorldCupFinal #ArgentinaVsFrance #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/wws2jihFLR

— Sarafina Napoleon (@FinaNapoleon) December 18, 2022

The Watershed moment in Argentina Football was well put by veteran English commentator Peter Drury.

He said, “Lionel Messi has conquered his final peak. Lionel Messi has shaken hands with paradise. The little boy from Rosario, Santa Fe has just pitched up in heaven.”

The Football World Cup in 2022 in Qatar has been one unforgettable tournament with football of the highest quality on show, a lot of upsets and surprises galore. The final of the tournament was a grand spectacle and refused to end, giving all the fans of the beautiful game a soft heart attack.

When the tournament culminated, Lionel Messi also got his hands on the Golden ball with 6 goals and three assists. A flurry of awards also went to the Argentina players. Enzo Fernandes was named as the best young player of the tournament. Emiliano Martinez also came with the Golden Glove award that was given to him for being the best goalkeeper of the tournament.