Lionel Messi, playing his fifth and last World Cup, will enter the final for the second time and this time by winning the title, he and his Argentine fans would like to end the long wait.
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The day of Sunday 18th December has arrived, which was awaited for the last several months, but this wait has increased for the last few days, because fifa world cup 2022 Not only is it the final, but the greatest footballer of this century – Lionel Messi is going to take the field in this final. Messi, who has ruled world football for two decades, will take the field to fulfill his biggest dream, a dream that was broken 8 years ago – to win the World Cup to Argentina. Whether this dream of Messi will be fulfilled or not, it is difficult to say, but some such records will be recorded in Messi’s name, which will make him the biggest king of the World Cup.
In the final against France at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, everyone’s eyes will be on whether Messi can make Argentina the world champion after 36 years by doing some magic with his charismatic feet. This is also the last World Cup for 35-year-old Messi and he not only has the last chance to fulfill his dream, but also the last chance to make many records. Let us tell you about 5 such records, which can be named after Messi in the final.
5 records will create the story of Messi’s greatness
- As soon as he steps on the field against France in the final, Messi will become the player with the most 26 matches in World Cup history. Right now he is tied with Germany’s Lotha Mattheus (25). Now this record is sure to be broken.
- Not only this, if Messi remains in the field for at least 23 minutes, he will become the player with the most minutes in the World Cup. Messi has so far played 2194 minutes in 25 matches of the Football 5 World Cup. Italy’s great defender Paolo Maldini (2216) is at the forefront.
- If Messi scores a goal in the final, he will become the first player in World Cup history to score in a World Cup group stage, pre-quarter-final, quarter-final, semi-final and final.
- If not a goal, then an assist is correct. If Messi assists in a single goal, he will become the player with the most 9 assists in World Cup history. Right now he is tied with Diego Maradona with 8 assists.
- Messi has another chance to do such a wonderful thing, which has not happened till date. If he is adjudged Player of the Tournament after the final, he will become the first player to win the award twice. Messi also received the Golden Ball for this award in 2014.