Last Updated on 12/18/2022 by てんしょく飯
Argentina’s first World Cup victory in 36 years or France’s back-to-back titles?
The final will be held on December 18.
Argentine FW Messi (35), who has stated that this will be his last World Cup, is aiming for only his third World Cup since Mexico 1986, when Maradona was his country’s hero. Messi will be the only player to win the world’s top trophy in his career, and he will be looking for his final triumph.
In May 2014, I visited Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. Five minutes into a stroll through the city center, I noticed something. I noticed something. I realized that this was “Maradona’s country. Statues, posters, graffiti on the walls. The image of the national hero was depicted everywhere. At the time, Messi, in the prime of his career, was not far behind his great predecessor.
Of course, there were portraits and advertisements of Messi everywhere, but he played only a minor role. As one souvenir store clerk said, “Diego [Maradona] is a great player. Diego (Maradona) gave us the World Cup (victory). Leo (Messi) hasn’t yet…”
No matter how many goals he scores, no matter how many gold medals he wins at the Beijing Olympics, Messi will never match Maradona in his home country. There is only one way he can match him: by bringing his country its first World Cup victory in 36 years. That moment is approaching.
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