Messi World Cup: Lionel Messi International Career- Lionel Messi is a legend and will remain such forever, despite the fact that millions of football fans will not see him at any FIFA World Cup after 2022. Lionel Messi and Argentina won the World Cup on penalties after Kylian Mbappe’s hat trick on Sunday. Argentina had complete control of the game until Mbappe powered an unbelievable comeback from France, which ended 3-3 after extra time, with Messi scoring a brace and Di Maria adding one. Argentina prevailed as Lionel Messi scripted history after ending a 36-year FIFA World Cup trophy draught for Argentina. Watch FIFA WC LIVE Streaming on Jio Cinemas & Follow Argentina France FINAL HIGHLIGHTS with InsideSport.IN
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Lionel Messi has been around for a long time, having made his Argentina international debut in 2005. Since then, the forward has won numerous awards while representing Argentina, but he has also experienced some of his career’s most difficult defeats.
Messi became a global icon over his long and storied career and is largely recognized as one of the greatest ever, across eras, if not the best ever. On the night of the World Cup final, he bids farewell to international football, let’s take a look at Lionel Messi’s glorious career so far:
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He has won the prestigious Ballon d’Or seven times, which is one of Messi’s Guinness World Records. He is the first football player to win the Laureus Award for Best Sportsman of the Year. Despite this, he battled for years with Argentina’s national team, to add major international titles to his brilliant cabinet.
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— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 18, 2022
In reality, after failing to win the Copa América that year, he declared his retirement from international football in 2016. However, six years afterward, Messi has done exactly what everyone expected him to do for Argentina. He led them to significant tournament victories and a position in the FIFA World Cup final. Messi put up a stellar performance as his side overcame a stoic performance by France to claim the ultimate glory.
U-20 FIFA World Cup
Messi made his international debut at the age of 18 as he helped Argentina win the 2005 U-20 World Cup. He was not, however, named to Argentina’s starting lineup for their first encounter, which was against the United States. Argentina was defeated 1-0, and the coaching staff encouraged coach Francisco Ferraro to allow Messi to participate. Messi then tore through every other squad Argentina faced in the competition.
Argentina defeated Colombia 2-1 in the second round, Spain 3-1 in the quarter-finals, and Brazil 2-1 in the semi-finals after qualifying for the knockout stage. Messi scored a goal in each of the three games. Argentina won the World Cup on July 2, 2005, defeating Nigeria 2-1. Messi’s penalty kicks were responsible for both goals.
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Olympic Gold Medal
Many outstanding players of the beautiful game are unable to achieve an Olympic gold medal. However, Messi is one of the two richest footballers to have won it, the other being his PSG teammate Neymar Jr. of Brazil, who earned it at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Messi won gold for Argentina at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
His squad won all three games in its group before defeating the Netherlands and Brazil to go to the gold-medal match against Nigeria. Argentina won the gold medal with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria thanks to Messi’s wonderful assist to Angel di Maria, who capitalised on it. It was the country’s second consecutive gold medal in men’s football at the Olympics.
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2014 FIFA World Cup
Messi competed in the 2014 FIFA World Cup for the third time. The 2014 edition marked his first as Argentina’s officially chosen captain. The tournament was extremely important to Messi. Messi was hugely influential in Argentina’s tournament run.
He scored four goals in Argentina’s three group matches, helping his team win all three and top the group. He did not score in any of the subsequent matches, but the squad went on to win the knockout stage and advance to the final against Germany. Despite Messi’s heroics, Germany prevailed 1-0 in extra time thanks to a spectacular goal by Mario Götze.
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2021 Copa America and Finalissima
Argentina’s campaign began with a free-kick from Messi in a 1-1 draw with Chile. His squad then defeated the following three opponents to advance to the quarterfinals. Argentina defeated Ecuador 3-0 in the knockout stage, with to Messi’s two assists and a goal.
They defeated Colombia on penalties to get to the final against Brazil, whom they defeated 1-0 to win the championship. Argentina’s victory ended a 28-year major title drought. It was also a historic occasion for Lionel Messi, as it was his first major international trophy as an Argentina player, out of the ten major tournaments he had previously competed in.
The CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions Finalissima 2022 was the third edition. The event had only been staged twice before, in 1985 and 1993. The third edition, viewed as a rebirth of the competition, was contested in England’s Wembley Stadium between Copa América 2021
Argentina and UEFA Euro 2020 (held in 2021) champion Italy. Argentina beat Italy 3-0. Messi did not score, but he did provide two assists. It was also Messi’s second major tournament victory at Wembley Stadium. Argentina celebrated the triumph as if it were a World Cup victory, hoisting Messi into the air.
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2022 FIFA World Cup:
Argentina began the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with a strong possibility of winning the tournament, thanks to Lionel Messi’s remarkable performance. Messi scored his fifth goal from a penalty in the semi-final match against Croatia, breaking Batistuta’s record of 11 goals and becoming the joint-highest scorer at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with France’s young attacker Kylian Mbappé. Messi also had three assists during the competition, tying him for the most with others.
THAT MOMENT when #Messi𓃵 realized the World Cup was his! #LionelMessi𓃵 #Argentina #ArgentinaVsFrance #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/0TxRbreflm
— Neha Khanna (@nehakhanna_07) December 18, 2022
Lionel Messi lifts the coveted trophy on his LAST Dance for the Albiceleste. In a highly contested match, Kylian Mbappe powered Frace time and again to make it to the penalties. Argentina Overpowered France in the shootout to lift the trophy after a long wait of 36 years. In a game that consisted of drama, and emotion, it was a super blockbuster.
France made a sensational comeback into the match after going down on 3 different occasions. Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday after beating defending champions France 4-2 on penalties, following a dramatic 3-3 draw after extra time. Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez saved Kingsley Coman’s penalty and Aurelien Tchouameni fired wide to give Argentina their first world title since 1986, and third overall.
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