The roller coaster ride of FIFA 2022 final ended with Argentina defeating France on penalties (4-2). The match which was Lionel Messi's final game at the tournament was an absolute thriller in which both teams scored 3 goals each and the result went down to penalty shootout. However, Messi's last dance was no less than a fairy tale with the 35-year-old also won the golden ball i.e player of the tournament award.
Argentina won the title for the first time after the years 1978 and 1986 in their sixth appearance at the final of the mega event. France made it to the final of the World Cup for the fourth time after 1998, 2006, and 2018.
Indian athletes like legendary Sachin Tendulkar to star footballer Sunil Chhetri all flooded Twitter with wonderful messages for Lionel Messi:
"Many congratulations to Argentina on doing this for Messi! Wonderful comeback from the way they started the campaign," Tendulkar posted.
"This is the best game of football I've ever watched. Every emotion displayed and felt for 120 minutes and then through every take from the spot," Chhetri posted.
Former players Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman too expressed their happiness through appreciation posts.
Fans all across the world lavished praises for the legendary player:
Argentina's road to victory -
- Match 1: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia - Loser (1-2)
- Match 2: Argentina vs Mexico - Winner (2-0)
- Match 3: Argentina vs Poland - Winner (0-2)
- Round of 16: Argentina vs Australia - Winner (2-1)
- Quarterfinals: Argentina vs Netherlands - Winner on penalties (4-3)
- Semifinals: Argentina vs Croatia - Winner (3-0)
- Final: Argentina vs France - Winner on penalties (4-2)
