Qatar, 18 December 2022
Today, in a couple of hours, it will seal the fate of the FIFA World Cup time for the next four years and perhaps the last time Messi is on the Ground.
The entire world has seen Messi’s magic at every game of football, yet luck is like King Lear for Messi.
While Kylian Mbappe made his claim for the Kings post rightfully. The world will see Kylian Mbappe magic a few years more but LM10 in the world cup may be for the last time.
Hence, all Messi Fans are standing with their fingers crossed for their prince charming.
The artist with the ball surely needs to have a World Cup looted for him.
He is a luckless old king on the World Cup stage. He has played four World Cups before. But he never won the title of best. Even in the finals, he had to lose. Although successful in club football, Lionel Messi has so far failed in the World Cup. Another is the young prince of the World Cup. Won the trophy for the first time on the stage of the World Cup. Kylian Mbappe has become a star in just his second World Cup. The two best footballers of the two teams will fight in the final on Sunday.
Messi and Mbappe are the two best footballers of this World Cup. Both scored five goals each. So far both have scored 10 shots on goal. Just as Messi has scored more goals, Mbappe has created more chances. So the fight in the final is even.
Both are playing in the second final of their World Cup career. However, the 35-year-old Messi is coming off a final loss, while the 23-year-old Mbappe is coming off a final win. Messi played for the first time in the 2006 World Cup. Over the next 16 years, he ruled the world of football. No one could compare to him except Cristiano Ronaldo. He wants to win his last World Cup. Will luck help this time? Or should he walk away empty-handed with the trophy once more?
In 2006, Messi played for Jose Pekerman’s Argentina against Serbia and Montenegro. He scored in the first match. But he had to play as a substitute in the World Cup at that time. Messi established himself before the 2010 World Cup. Diego Maradona was in charge of Argentina at that time. Messi was the main footballer on his team. He played well on the group stage. But Messi’s dream was shattered after losing to Argentina in the quarter-finals.
Hopefully, this Christmas Santa will come and give the best gift to LM10 yet Kylian Mbappe’s prayer may shift the tide to Paris.
Come what may be the result, the World will see a great match.