Indian Twitter erupted with celebrations and cheers for football legend Lionel Messi as Argentina won the FIFA World Cup 2022, ending the 36-year wait, by defeating France 4-2 on penalties.
Argentina and Lionel Messi won the championship with a thrilling victory over France in the penalty shootout. Despite Kylian Mbappe’s hat trick for France, Argentina won the final.
Messi’s first FIFA World Cup victory was praised by the Indian sports fraternity, who took to Twitter to congratulate the Argentinian player’s win which was decided by a 3-3 tie in extra time. In the 23rd minute, Messi converted a penalty, Angel Di Maria provided a neat finish in the 36th minute, and Kylian Mbappé, a 23-year-old Frenchman, provided a volley just one minute later. Despite this, Messi’s goals gave him victory.
The win solidified Messi’s reputation as one of the all-time great players. Millions of people around the world watched the match, and various Indian sports superstars, including Sachin Tendulkar, Jasprit Bumrah, Sunil Chhetri, Hima Das, and others, congratulated Messi and Argentina on their victory.
Sachin Tendulkar
“Many congratulations to Argentina on doing this for Messi! Wonderful comeback from the way they started the campaign. Special mention to Martinez for the spectacular save towards the end of extra time. That was a clear indication to me that Argentina would clinch this,” tweeted Sachin Tendulkar.
Sunil Chhetri
“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. What a show. What a sport. Lionel Messi,” Sunil Chhetri tweeted.
Virender Sehwag
“One of the greatest World Cup games of all time. Mbappe was outstanding for France but it was meant to be Lionel Messi’s crowning moment. Congratulations Argentina on becoming the #FIFAWorldCup champions,” Sehwag tweeted.
Hima Das
Hima Das, Indian Athlete tweeted, “What a final! Congratulations Argentina for winning FIFA World Cup 2022 title. You are just amazing the legend.”
Jasprit Bumrah
“The greatest game of football to bid farewell to the greatest ever! Nail biting from start to finish, it couldn’t get better than this! Congratulations,” Jasprit Bumrah tweeted.
Dinesh Karthik
DK tweeted, “I don’t remember when i had goosebumps watching another sport …. But this finals was amazing.”
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