Messi lifts the Hercules Cup
Chinanews.com, December 19th. The Qatar World Cup final ended this morning Beijing time. Argentina defeated France (3:3 in overtime, 4:2 in penalty shootout), winning the World Cup for the third time in team history.
At the awards ceremony, Messi kissed and held the Hercules Cup high, making up for the regrets of 8 years ago.
The moment he stepped onto the stage of the final, Messi made new history.
Prior to this, he shared the honor of "king of appearances" in the World Cup with German star Matthaus 25 times.
Now, Messi has raised the new record to 26 times.
In the 21st minute, Dembele pulled down Di Maria in the penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty kick.
Messi took the penalty overnight to help Argentina take the lead.
After scoring this goal, Messi became the first player in history to score in the group stage, 1/8 finals, 1/4 finals, semifinals and finals of a single World Cup.
The picture shows Messi in the game
The Argentine team made a comeback in the 35th minute. During the counterattack, McAllister sent an assist. Di Maria quickly followed up and scored, extending the score to 2:0.
The game took a dramatic turn towards the end of regular time.
In the 79th minute, Otamendi fouled in the penalty area, and Mbappe scored a goal through a penalty kick; in the 82nd minute, the French team played a wonderful match, Mbappe received an assist from Thuram and volleyed the goal, and the score was instantly scored becomes 2:2.
In the 109th minute of extra time, Lautaro's shot caused chaos in the penalty area, and Messi scored twice with a supplementary shot to help the team exceed again.
However, in the 116th minute, Argentina made a handball foul in the penalty area, and Mbappe scored a penalty kick to complete the hat-trick.
With a score of 3:3, the final entered a penalty shootout.
As the team's first penalty shooter, Messi made a steady penalty.
Coman and Joan Ameni of the French team missed penalties one after another. In the end, the "Pampas Eagle" won the Hercules Cup again after 36 years, and the French team's dream of defending the title came to naught.
After the game, Messi became the first player in history to win the World Cup Ballon d'Or twice.
Eight years ago, Messi led the Argentine team to a 0:1 loss to Germany in the World Cup final in Brazil. The photo of him looking affectionately at the Hercules Cup moved many fans.
This time, he finally held the golden cup in his hand.
After leading his team to win the Copa America last year, Messi, who stood on the stage of the World Cup final for the second time, finally fulfilled his long-cherished wish and brought the Hercules Cup back to Argentina.
He has already won all the honors of the club, and he has achieved the Grand Slam.
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