Lionel Messi announced his retirement after reaching the FIFA World Cup Final, suddenly surprising everyone
By defeating Croatia 3-0 in the semi-finals, Argentina’s team has made it to the final. After achieving this success, Captain Messi surprised everyone by announcing his retirement.
Highlights
⏩ Leon Messi leads Argentina to the final of the FIFA world cup
⏩ Messi announced his retirement after the win against Croatia
New Delhi. Argentina’s superstar footballer Lionel Messi led the team to the final of the Qatar FIFA World Cup on his own. As a captain, along with making the best strategy, he has also shown excellent performance for the team. By defeating Croatia 3-0 in the semi-finals, Argentina’s team has made it to the final. After achieving this success, Captain Messi surprised everyone by announcing his retirement.
Argentina’s team defeated last time’s runner-up Croatia’s team by a margin of 3-0 in the first semi-final of the tournament played late on Tuesday night. Captain Messi scored one goal while creating one goal-scoring opportunity. In this match, he was adjudged player of the match for his brilliant performance. With the winning team of the second semi-final between France and Morocco, now on December 18, Argentina’s team will have a final match on December 18.
Messi talked to the Argentine media after the match and told them about his retirement, he said to Ole, I am very happy to get what I have achieved, I will end my World Cup journey, this World Cup I will end this journey with the final being played. The next World Cup is still many years away and I don’t think I will be able to do it. And the way I am going to end this World Cup, probably nothing could have happened better for me.
Messi’s World Cup journey
In the year 2006, Messi played the World Cup for the first time for Argentina. The 2010 World Cup in South Africa was nothing special for him. He could not score a single goal in this tournament. He made a strong comeback in the 2014 World Cup and took the team to the final. Germany won the title by defeating the team in extra time and broke the hearts of the entire Argentina along with Messi. The 2018 World Cup was very bad for Messi as the team was eliminated from the Round of 16 itself. Now in 2022, the team has once again made a strong comeback and made it to the finals.
