After a long match and a lot of hardwork Argentina has finally won the Fifa World Cup 2022. The entire team has given their everything and their hard work was finally fruitful for the team.
Captain Messi became the star of the team
Lionel Messi who scored two goals in the match and was the backbone of the entire team is the sole reason for Argentina to come this far and finally pick the cup up in their hands.
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Messi becomes the most capped player
Playing the 2022 FIFA World Cup final, Messi also went past Germany's Lothar Matthaus to become the most-capped player in World Cup history.
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Most number of minutes at the Fifa world cup
Messi now also holds the record of playing the most number of minutes at the FIFA World Cup.
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First player to score in every group stage
He is the first player to score in group stage, round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final in a single edition of a World Cup.
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Most wins by a player in the World Cup
By winning his 17th game at the tournament, Messi became the joint holder to win the most World Cup matches along with Germany's Miroslav Klose.
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Oldest player to score a goal and assist
Oldest player to register a goal and an assist in a World Cup game (vs Saudi Arabia) and in a World Cup knockout game (quarterfinal vs Netherlands, semifinal vs Croatia).
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Highest-scoring Argentine
In the FIFA World Cup semifinal match against Croatia, Lionel Messi became the highest-scoring Argentine in the history of the FIFA World Cup.