“World champion! I don’t even know how to start. The whole family is proud of you, Leo Messi ,” the mother of three children wrote on her personal page. “Thank you for teaching us the concept of never giving up, that we must fight until the end. Finally, the dream comes true. You are the World Cup champion.”

“We know what you have had to endure for many years and how much you want to achieve this championship. Let’s go Argentina,” Antonela concluded.

Before the final, “El Pulga”‘s son also sent a message of support to his father. “Now, we are hungry to win again. Argentina wants to become world champions. We can see Maradona from heaven. He always cheers for Messi,” Antonela re-shared the message writing. the hand of his eldest son Thiago.

Argentina went through a dark period of nearly 30 years without winning a title. After two consecutive defeats in the Copa America finals (2015 and 2016), Messi even gave up at one point.

In 2021, Messi and his teammates quenched Tango’s football thirst for titles by winning the first South American championship after 28 years of waiting, followed by the 2022 Intercontinental Super Cup title.

In the 2022 World Cup final, Messi and Argentina completed their dream of winning the first world championship since 1986. Messi lost to Germany in the 2014 final, but on Lusail Stadium, he and his teammates won. win.

Against France, the South American representative led 2-0 in the first half. Kylian Mbappe scored twice to equalize after the break, forcing the match into extra time. Leo scored to set up a 3-2 lead for Argentina, but Mbappe completed his hat-trick just 2 minutes before the end of the second half.

On the 11m mark, Argentina was more brave and defeated France with a score of 4-2 .