The world press celebrates Argentina and crowns Messi: “You deserve this World Cup” – Football

From Argentina to Spain, from Italy to England: the world press celebrates Leo Messi for victory in the World Cup with theArgentina, the only trophy missing from his extraordinary career. “Lios es argentino”, headlines the Argentine sports newspaper Ole. “The country vibrates and rejoices for the Seleccion, which led by Messi wins the third world cup in a thrilling final with France”. “World champions! Messi’s Argentina wins the Cup and touches the sky in Qatar”, headlines The nation.

“The happiness of a country: Argentina is world champion!”, headlines the Clarin. “Leo, now you have your World Cup. You deserve it”, the choice of the Spanish sports newspaper Brand. “And Messi became D10!”, writes instead As which tells of “an epic finale and a battle for history between him (Messi, ed) and Mbappé”. Still in Spain, Sport celebrates the Albiceleste in the foreground: “Argentina world champion!”. “Messi and Argentina have their World Cup,” headlines instead Sports world.

In France, of course, great prominence to the defeat of Les Bleus. “Standing tall”, headlines the front pageTeam with a photo of a disconsolate Mbappé passing in front of the cup. “Argentina-France: Bleus beaten after irrational and cruel final,” headlines Le Parisien while Le Monde reports the words of coach Deschamps: “We came close and we let it slip, it’s even more difficult to digest”.

“Leo Messi crowned in final of finals,” headlines the Spaniard El Pais, who underlines how “Albiceleste wins again after 36 years and after a thrilling game”. Recognition also goes to Mbappé who “first forced extra time with two goals and scored another on penalties”. The Argentine El Clarin dedicates the maxi-opening photo to Messi kissing the golden cup and the main title to the “Argentine World Champion”. “For Lionel Messi and Argentina the wait was worth it,” writes the New York Times, according to which “it seemed that the title might get out of hand, but the Albiceleste and its star hit the trophy”. For the Washington Post instead “A legendary World Cup final finally rewards Argentine Lionel Messi.”

The Guardian puts the accent on the festivities: “Argentina explodes to celebrate the conquest of the World Cup” and “the streets of downtown Buenos Aires are a din of screams and car horns”. “Lion King,” headlines the The Sun. “Messi wins a thrilling final, despite Mbappé’s hat-trick, with Martinez’s prowess on penalties”, adds the British newspaper.

“In best final, Messi wins battle of modern masters,” headlines the Sunday Times while the Telegraph writes: “Messi’s Argentina crowned World Champion after the best final, decided on penalties”. For Belgian Le Soir “after a totally crazy final, Argentina wins the World Cup against France”. “The greatest” is the title of the German Die Zeit dedicated to Leo Messi: “The tournament in Qatar ends with a fairy tale. Lionel Messi becomes world champion” and in an analysis he explains “why the best footballer in the world has finally become a player who makes a team”. “As Maradona once was. Messi brings the World Cup to Argentina,” he writes Allgemeine Zeitung.

Messi also celebrated in the US, with the cnn which on its website headlines: “Argentina resists France’s final comeback and wins on penalties in Messi’s last appearance at the World Cup”. In Germany the Bild celebrates Messi and Argentina, but still criticizes Qatar for delivering the ‘Bisht’ (the Islamic black veil, ed) to Messi at the time of the award ceremony. In Portugal a Bola headline: “Argentina and Messi celebrate after crazy final!”.