After the final, there were even more tournament fans.

Unforgettable. Perfect ending

The blind grandfather went out onto the balcony on the second floor of a house in Buenos Aires, and under the windows the crowd sang to him Argentina’s victory. Goosebumps. Her grandmother stood beside her, wiping away her tears. Touching, profound and remember why we love football. The final emphasized the entire tournament in a way that a diligent fifth grader couldn’t emphasize, armed with colored ballpoint pens.

We saw pure madness after France’s first penalty. In overtime he swam the whole tactic. Mbappe fought like a lion, but instead of trying to pass to Kylian, his partner hit hard: a nice shot, but Martinez put his foot out of him and wrote the history of the tournament. France has been on the verge of a comeback for centuries, but the tragic outcome for her gives all of Argentina a holiday. And for everyone who appreciates fighters. The land of Diego and Lionel remembers their fallen sons. Let us remember Maradona: the victory will be dedicated to the legend, and not only to relatives and all people. Today all of Argentina walks to the beat of the favorite winter song – “Muchachos” (“Boys”, but in this case – “Boys”). They gave everything 100%, made the final difficult, and then themselves snatched the cup from Mbappé’s hands. Messi is a hero of the people, like all Scaloni. DePaul is right fall into eternity.

Inspiration. true fans

The banter started before the start of the tournament, when the officials Fifa he realized that Qatar is far away. November and the first half of December are a bad season for holidays. We decided to hire migrant workers to play the role of “fans” of famous national teams. It sounded comical, but they set the mood for the tournament. Attendance was invented: journalists, being in the stands, recorded that the number of fans was announced on the stadium scoreboard, which exceeded the official capacity. Journalists, by the way, saw the empty seats with their own eyes.

But there was a loyal attitude towards casual passers-by. They could miss matches on a ticketless visa if the stewards saw that the stands were empty. The buxom Croatian Ivana Knoll also perfectly played the role of a “debauched European”, whom the kind owners did not touch a finger (we will not be surprised if this picture is a marketing product). There are many hidden advertisements in life, but those who have seen fans from Senegal, Japan, Morocco or Argentina know that there were real emotions, tears and joy next to the fakes.

Specificity. successful outsiders

After the playoff pairings, there seemed to be intrigue only in duels between the Portuguese and the Swiss, as well as the Japanese and Croatians. But let’s not forget that the Asian team left the Germans in the group, while the Croatians and Moroccans eliminated Belgium. As a result, former rivals De Bruyne and Davis played for bronze, and the 1/8 final stage turned out to be the roof for the Japanese, which is also a great achievement for them. Even if you imagine that the Croatians are by default cool enough not to call their victory over Brazil a losing success, because they went to penalties after a one-shot goal, then Morocco’s fine team remains as the sensation of all sensations. They were disliked for their work as number two up until the semi-finals, but saw Ziyech and company on the ball with France. The audience realized that these guys can do it all.

Scandalous. Readiness of the referees

In France Marciniak was hit on the head from a penalty following Di Maria’s fall, but Dembele hooked up to an opponent. Such penalties have been seen more than once, so the whole team of referees knows better. It is unlikely that in a moment the officials Fifa they will scold the Pole, because he did not interfere with the game of football, and the final turned out to be so luxurious that it is strange to nod to the referee. But there have been other cases as well. Many referees did not match the level of the competition, and even performed below the possibilities, if we talk about Europeans like Orsato, Mateu Laos or Makkeli. Infantino listened to Hakimi, even if the Uruguayans and many others were also outraged in the group stage and playoffs. More errors than expected have occurred. I didn’t like the way of not going to the monitor for a replay. The chip with the added time is stupid, because they immediately calculated that the time of the active game does not increase.

Hopeless. Implementation of favorites

The richest man on the planet, Elon Musk, not only took billions from who knows who to buy a social network for destruction, but also exposed himself, to put it mildly, not the smartest when he called the first balloon of Messi on a penalty “a magnificent goal”. But it is excusable that Musk does not understand. And you surely noticed that in the winter all the best of the best failed to play at their level. Organisms scheduled for certain cycles for many years are not ready to give a maximum in December. However, they all have the same problems and conditions.

But implementation has become a central theme since the first round. A greeting to the Argentines, who gave Renard a moment of glory, until the last game, where without the save by Martinez, and then the misses by Coman and Tchuameni, Messi would not have received the trophy. Kane and Rodrigo, the Spaniards and the Portuguese: all the favorites missed brilliantly before being eliminated. Also Germans and Belgians, who were among the first to upset. The centre-forwards didn’t have the best tournament, they could have seen many more goals, even if the performance is encouraging.

Justice. Messi with the World Cup

Let’s summarize. Pele didn’t play in Europe and Lionel became the king of Barcelona, ​​he won more than once Champions League. Ronaldo did not win the club’s main tournament, like Maradona – the European Cup. Yet Diego was not the champion of South America. Messi has equaled or surpassed many legends. For example, Cruyff never became a world champion.

On world Cup-2022 Messi liquidated. Leo fell out with van Gaal and also called the Dutch international brawler an “idiot”. Now they wear it on their hands, like Maradona. It is a pity that Diego did not live, because he loved parties no less than another dancer: Aguero, who lived with Messi in the same room and prepared his friend for victory. Argentine football’s second messiah closed his eyes, exhaled and opened the scoring late on, setting the pace for the incredible fight that concluded. It is clear that the newly arrived fans did not find Messi in his prime, but you can trust the word of others – for his “trajectory”, as Pele put it, Lionel deserved to win the World Cup.

Messi He’s made up his mind not leave the national team, so the end of the story is open. And Mbappe’s monster hat-trick is like a trailer for future seasons. come on Champions League and the fight between the two for the Ballon d’Or 2023. There will be plenty of worthy favorites at Euro 2024. Not to mention world Cup-2026, where not only the Brazilians will be hungry for victory, as Argentina was in a fabulous tournament for them. Well, ladies and gentlemen, Messi is the world champion. Now this is not his happy dream, but a charming Christmas reality.