The Argentine striker, in addition to the main award – the World Cup, set several more achievements.
Lionel Messi will remember the World Cup in Qatar for a long time. In addition to the main award won directly in the tournament – the World Cup, the Argentine footballer set several other historic victories in the tournament.
The fact is that the organizers deservedly awarded the title of MVP of the tournament to the captain of “Albiceleste”. Thus, the striker entered his name in the book of records, because the award for the best player of the World Cup was not received twice by any player before him. He was previously awarded it in 2014, when Argentina lost to Germany in the final.
It should also be said that for the first time since 1994, the Golden Ball of the World Cup was won by a player from the team that won the tournament. Then Romario, and then the individual award went to Ronaldo in ’98 (France won), Oliver Kahn in 2002 (Brazil won), Zinedine Zidane in 2006 (Italy won), Diego Forlan in 2010 (winner Spain) and Luka Modric in 2018 (France won).
Argentinean Emiliano Martinez also received the golden glove of the best goalkeeper. He played in all matches of the national team of Argentina in the tournament: 7 matches, 8 goals lost, 3 clean sheets, two penalty shootouts won.
Messi with the tournament MVP award
The best young player was recognized as the player of world champions – Enzo Fernandez. Benfica’s 21-year-old midfielder started the World Cup as a substitute, being a substitute in the first two matches, who deserved to be a key player in the national team later.
The only award that went to a non-Argentine player went to Kylian Mbappe. The French striker was recognized as the top scorer, scoring eight goals in seven matches, two of them from the penalty spot.
Recall that the national team of Argentina won the World Cup for the third time in its history, defeating the French team in the final. The main and extra time of the match ended in a draw 3:3, and in the penalty shootout the South Americans were more successful.
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