However, it appeared that the South American giants were inspired by the outcome and didn’t stop delivering until they had their hands on the golden trophy. Messi finished the World Cup with seven goals and three assists, one behind tournament leader Kylian Mbappe. He received the Golden Ball for his breathtaking performance.
Messi has been trending on social media as well as on the field. Messi’s heartfelt Instagram post following Argentina’s World Cup victory on Monday became the social media platform’s most liked post by a sportsperson. On Monday, the post had 43 million likes, breaking the previous record held by a post featuring both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The post depicts the football legends engrossed in a game of chess, which was used as part of a clothing label’s advertisement campaign.
Messi’s Instagram post earlier on Tuesday became the most liked photo on the platform, with over 57 million likes. It surpassed the World Record Egg, which had 56.2 million likes at the time.
source: King Kawabo TVMessi’s post included a series of photos of him and his teammates celebrating the historic moment on Sunday at the Lusail Stadium.
Messi went into the tournament hinting that it might be the last time we saw him on football’s biggest stage, but he appeared to reverse course after a successful campaign.
Meanwhile, Argentina won its third World Cup, having previously won the tournament in 1978 and 1986.
Lionel Messi sets a new world record, surpassing the viral egg photo as the most liked Instagram post.
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