World Cup
And now he’s won the World Cup – for the presidency? Messi would have a chance to rule Argentina
An interesting survey was conducted in Argentina and respondents were asked to choose for or against the fact that their country is a star football player. Lionel Messi would be president.
According to the survey results, 43.7% The proportion of those polled would have voted against his candidacy for Messi – 37.8%. Another 17.5% marked the “maybe” option. The rest (1%) said “I don’t know”.
True, only 2,500 Argentines took part in the survey. However, almost every person interviewed stated that Messi “induced joy and admiration”.
Meanwhile, on 18 December, the 2022 FIFA World Cup final was played in Qatar between the national teams of Argentina and France. The main time of the match ended with the score 2:2. Teams scored one goal each in extra time. As a result, the Argentines were more accurate in the penalty shootout – 4:2, Lionel Messi and his team won the long-awaited trophy for their country.
Source: Sport UA
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