Lionel Messi celebrates the second anniversary of Argentina's World Cup victory, calling it 'the most beautiful moment' of his career. He shares his memories and hopes for the future.
The campaign started with a shock defeat to Saudi Arabia before Lionel Scaloni's side, led by their talisman, pulled it together and went on to beat France on penalties at the Lusail Stadium after a pulsating 3-3 draw.The two-time Player of the Tournament sunk to his knees in euphoria before getting his hands on the iconic Jules Rimet trophy and lifting it with pride.
Although Messi has enjoyed some many huge victories and achievements, the World Cup win was undoubtedly his crowning moment.ahead of the Copa America in June, Messi admitted: I haven't watched the World Cup final back yet."Although Messi hasn't relived it, many fans have watched the classic game - which also featured a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick, countless times.
He took to Instagram to shared two pictures of him with the World Cup trophy while drinking mate and wished a "happy second anniversary" to everyone.Messi wrote: "I love December and the Christmas season. Two years ago, it could have been a bitter final month of the year, but it ended up being the most beautiful one of my sports career.
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