Messi is the Best Player of the World Cup 2022

This is the second time the Argentine striker has been honored with this award. But unlike the first time when he received the Golden Ball with a sad face because the home team only finished second in the 2014 World Cup, on the evening of December 18, Messi stepped on the podium to receive the award with a bright smile.

After receiving the Ballon d'Or from FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Messi slowly stepped out to take a souvenir photo. When holding the award, walking across the podium to place the FIFA Gold Cup, Messi smiled brightly and took advantage of the opportunity to drop in and put on the Cup that he always craved for two kisses.

In the last match, French striker Kylian Mbappe made a stronger impression when he scored a hat-trick to help the European representative in turn equalize 2-2 to bring the match into extra time, then equalize 3-3 to drag Argentina into the penalty shootout. save. That hattrick also helped Mbappe get ahead to take the top scorer with 8 goals from the beginning of the tournament.

But Messi also continued to confirm his mark when he directly scored two goals and launched the situation leading to the other goal, to increase the persuasion of the award for Best Player of the World Cup 2022. He also kicked in the first leg, added confidence to his teammates to perform well in the next three rounds for Argentina to win 4-2.

Besides Messi's Best Player award, Argentina also won two other awards at the 2022 World Cup. 21-year-old midfielder Enzo Fernandez received the Best Young Player award, while Emiliano Martinez was voted Best Goalkeeper. . The top scorer, belonging to Mbappe, is the only individual award Argentina has missed.