Through the first 78 minutes of the Final, Lionel Messi looked destined to fulfill his greatest dream and finally lift the World Cup. He had already opened the scoring with a first half penalty kick and helped set-up another — a stunning team goal finished by longtime teammate Ángel Di ...
Messi and Ronaldo made their World Cup debuts in 2006. In 2018, they both led their teams into the last 16, only to exit the World Cup in the space of just four hours as the knockout stages kicked off. It is still unclear whether the two can participate in the 2022 World Cup. Comp...
Messi is thrilling his legion of fans along the way, with his swivel and driving run to set up the third goal for Álvarez in the 69th minute epitomizing his confidence and swagger. He is embracing the responsibility of leading Argentina to its third World Cup title, scoring in five of ...
"It is a lifelong wish and every time that a World Cup approaches the dream becomes a little stronger," Messi said during an interview on Argentine television in April. "The 2014 final was painful because we came so close. Winning a World Cup is what we all want." So can Ronaldo or ...
On the field, this World Cup had everything a fan could ask for. Off it, the legacy Qatar 2022 leaves behind is far more complicated.
For Messi, no title outshines the 2022 World Cup withArgentinathat helped cement his legacy among the sport's greatest players. However, the 37-year-old Messi has won plenty and still feels the drive to continue adding titles. Similar to his titles with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, Me...
It will be Messi’s 26th World Cup appearance, moving him ahead of Germany legend Lothar Matthaus in the all-time rankings. 这将是梅西第26次参加世界杯,使他在历史排名中领先于德国传奇人物洛塔尔·马特乌斯。 Messi is competing in his fifth World Cup and he has admitted that at the age of 35...
Playing in the spirit of Maradona, Messi coupled his dazzling skills with rarely seen aggression and led Argentina to the title by becoming the first man in a single edition of the World Cup to score in the group stage and then in every round of the knockout stage. ...
Many fans went to the Maracana Stadium to watch Lionel Messi in his likely last match in Brazil, a superclasico in World Cup qualifying against the hosts.
DOHA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two players will occupy headlines around the world after the seventh day of competition at the Qatar World Cup: Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. Mbappe was France's hero in their 2-1 win against Denmark, while Messi scored the opening goal as Argentina beat an...