Diario de América highlighted the consecration of Argentina in the 2022 World Cup and that puts an end to 16 years of frustration for Lionel Messi, who was questioned if he deserved to be among the best in football history along with the Brazilian Pelé and the gaucho Diego Armando Maradona.
Lionel Messi: in 4 World Cups, 16 years old, he went from hell to heaven with the Argentina team
All was defined in the penalty shootout, after the draw at 3 in regulation time. The goalkeeper ‘Dibu’ Martínez stood out in this phase for the albiceleste to win 4-2 against France.
“Thank you for teaching us to never give up, that we have to fight until the end”, the heartfelt message from Antonela Roccuzzo to her husband, Lionel Messi
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Time from Colombia: “Argentina beat France in the Qatar 2022 World Cup: in a heart-stopping final, one of the best players in history, Lionel Messi, got the victory that was missing on his legendary journey. So, finally what: Pelé, Maradona or Messi?
Libero Diary from Peru: “The match was the best of the entire tournament, worthy of a category final. Mbappé, although he scored a hat-trick, could not beat the team led by Lionel Messi, who ended up prevailing in the penalty shootout”.
Clarion from Buenos Aires: “Argentina is the world champion! The National Team defeated France on penalties and was crowned in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It is the third title for the national team after those achieved in Argentina 1978 and in Mexico 1986″.
The nation from Buenos Aires: “The Argentine fan understands fanaticism for soccer through suffering. Of the agony From the roller coaster of emotions. And if Argentina was going to win the world championship again, that was the only way to achieve it. But finally it was achieved, and happiness is now total. For the neutral fan, it is very likely that this final will be remembered as the best in the history of the World Cups”.
The Mercury from Chile: “In a shocking final with the French fury and self-confidence of Kylian Mbappé, author of 3 goals (3-3), adding to the height the trans-Andean coronation, sentenced on penalties (4-2). The Rosario captain was a giant, who scored two goals”.
The Observer from Uruguay: “I saw Mario Kempes shine against the Netherlands in 1978. I saw Maradona be an alien against Germany in 1986. Now I saw Messi, at 35, win the only title he was missing, against France in 2022. In between I also saw them lose two finals, the ones in 1990 and the one in 2014. I saw how football can go from being wonderful to cruel and how it makes them suffer”.
Folha from Brazil: “Between blessed and cursed, Argentina puts an end to 36 years of waiting for the world title (…). It is not difficult, even without seeing him, to realize that Lionel Messi is coming. In the mixed zones, a space reserved for journalists after the World Cup matches, the noise of people preparing his kit increases when he appears in the corridor. They grow with the requests of “Leo! Leo!” waiting for him to stop to say something.”
the day from Mexico: “Lionel Messi finally feels complete. So many times compared to Diego Maradona, the man from Rosario looks at the sky and tells Pelusa that the debt is paid, that it is not one or the other, but both who have made the Argentine people happy. And although everything always lasts a little longer than it should, as Julio Cortázar once wrote, La Pulga now understands that soccer can be cruel –as in the 2014 Brazil final against Germany– but it always has a place reserved for the greats. legends”.
los angeles times: “When the World Cup final on Sunday finally ended, there was a president on one side of the field and a king on the other. The president was Frenchman Emmanuel Macron, who sympathized with Kylian Mbappé, his country’s young superstar and a player who has seen little more than success in his short career. The king was the aging Lionel Messi, who had finally won the prize that had eluded him during a long and illustrious career.
Toronto Star: “One of the most exciting finals in the 92-year history of the tournament ended 3-3 after extra time, with two goals from Messi and a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappé.” (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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