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The 35-year-old forward, who has won the Ballon d’Or seven times, helped Argentina lift the World Cup trophy.
The 35-year-old has arguably cemented his status as the greatest player of all time after leading his nation to their first World Cup triumph since 1986 after beating France on penalties in the final on Sunday.
Lionel Scaloni’s triumphant squad touched down in the Argentine capital on Tuesday after winning the 2022 World Cup.
This was the the country holds a national holiday to welcome home captain Lionel Messi and the triumphant team.
“I want to keep experiencing a few more matches as world champion,” the 35-year-old told Argentinian television.
I watched a video on the Facebook page of the Lagos State-based church some weeks before the World Cup began.
It meant that after his record 26th World Cup match, at the fifth and final time of asking, the 35-year-old Messi claimed the trophy….
La Albiceleste secured a statement 3-0 victory against Croatia in the semi-finals on Tuesday, while Les Bleus edged past surprise packages Morocco to win 2-0 in their last-four contest.
The Atlas Lions became the first African country to do so after stunning Portugal in a 1-0 win in the quarterfinals
Messi lead Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia in their semi-final on Tuesday and will earn his 172nd cap at the weekend when he tries to bring the country its first World Cup title since 1986.
While all eyes were on Argentina captain Messi and his fifth bid to win the one major trophy eluding him, it was 22-year-old Alvarez who stole the show, earning the penalty before opening his own account at the end of a scintillating 50-metre run.
The three-time World Cup winner has been battling a form of colon cancer and has been in hospital since November 29. He was also quickly diagnosed with a respiratory infection that left the football world worrying about his condition.
The attacker replaced Cristiano Ronaldo for their Round of 16 World Cup clash against Switzerland in Qatar
The Eagle Online recalls that Morocco shocked the world when it defeated Portugal in a quarterfinal match.
Emiliano Martinez saved the first two Dutch penalties to give Argentina a huge advantage and Lautaro Martinez sent Andries Noppert the wrong way to set up a date for the South Americans with Croatia in the semi-finals on Tuesday.
The five-time world champions – regarded by many as favourites to go all the way in Qatar – have crashed out.
The last of the Round of 16 matches played on Tuesday saw Morocco overcome Spain and Portugal winning also.
Daizen Maeda gave Japan a half-time lead and Ivan Perisic headed home an equaliser for the 2018 runners-up before goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three of four penalties as Croatia won the shoot-out 3-1.
In principle, the nations would be divided into 16 groups of three, with two qualifying to reach the round of 16. In recent days, the Guardian has reported that there have been informal discussions about changing the original plans. Arsène Wenger, Fifa’s director of development, has confirmed that the body may reconsider its plans – as reported also by RMC Sport.