Dubbed the greatest footballer of all time, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner with Argentina reached the World Cup final and tried to achieve what no one has managed in 64 years – to win the World Cup twice in a row.
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However, L. Messi and the Argentinians’ dream was shattered by Spain, who dominated the final and won 1-0 in extra time.
L. Messi, like other Argentine players, did not speak to the media after the match, but nearly a day after the final, the Miami “Inter” club leader shared a post on Instagram.
“The pain is immense, it will take time for this wound to heal. But I try to look at what was good. At the matches whose course we changed by giving our all, which will forever remain in our memories. At the support we received from the whole country, which, together with our hard work and efforts, helped us to be among the best in the world again.
It is now difficult to fully appreciate what we have achieved, but this team reached two consecutive World Cup finals.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank everyone for every congratulation and message. Once again, we united as a country and shared the proud feeling of being Argentinians together.
I want to congratulate Spain on winning the championship,” wrote L. Messi, who scored 8 goals and made 4 assists, and was only beaten in the best player of the tournament voting by the Spanish midfielder Rodri.
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