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Lionel Messi finally got his long-awaited World Cup title.
After a senseless drama against France, Argentina finally emerged as the winner after a penalty shoot-out.
And in the middle of the penalty shootout, Messi could be seen praying to the late Diego Maradona.
It took 36 years before Argentina could once again take home a World Cup title, when they defeated France on Sunday after a rarely seen drama. Argentina went up to a 2-0 lead already in the first half and when there were only ten minutes left in the match, many had probably already counted out the French.
Messi’s first title
But a World Cup final often lives a life of its own, and after two goals in less than two minutes had Kylian Mbappé made sure it was tied at 2-2. And after another goal in extra time, we were able to record 3-3 after 120 minutes, which meant penalty shootout.
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Once there, Argentina succeeded Lionel Messi in the lead to win, and the Argentine superstar thus took home his first World Cup title in his career. And perhaps he received unexpected help from above – from a certain one Diego Maradona.
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“Here we go”
When the right back Gonzalo Montiel stepped up to the penalty spot to fire the gold home to Argentina, you could see Messi looking up to the sky and praying.
– Now we drive, Diego in heaven, he said according to Argentine media.
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Not entirely unexpectedly, afterwards it was a joyful Lionel Messi who finally got his long-awaited World Cup title.
– It’s crazy that it turned out like this. I wanted this very much. I knew God would give this to me, I sensed it would be like this. Now I’m going to enjoy it, he says while announcing that he does not plan to stop playing in the national team.
– I will not stop in the national team. I want to continue playing as a world champion in Argentina’s shirt, says Messi.
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