This year’s World Cup attracted huge ratings for SBS,raising questions about the A-League’s inability to draw big audiences.
Argentina’s players and staff began their wild celebrations with a mock “moment of silence” for Kylian Mbappe before they danced on tables and leapt into wheelie bins after the World Cup final victory over France.
“This team made people fall in love with them for the first time in decades,” said one relieved fan in Buenos Aires.
Lionel Messi was the World Cup final’s great presence,a force that was eventually irresistible. But Kylian Mbappe,the runner-up with a hat-trick to his name,was its finest player.
Lionel Messi finally has a World Cup winners medal after a dramatic climax to the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
Bearing flags,hats and the country’s iconic blue-and-white jerseys,Argentines took over Buenos Aires’ streets after Messi’s team won on penalties.
Lionel Messi led Argentina to a famous World Cup victory,beating France on penalties in a dramatic final in Qatar.
The World Cup final has been billed as Messi v Mbappe ever since Argentina and France won through to the decider. But in reality,this match-up is about so much more...
The French have the numbers on their side in Sydney,but the Argentinians have drums.
It’s France versus Argentina,sure,and there’s a supporting cast who will have a say,but the battle within the battle is unavoidable:the king of football,looking for his crowning moment,against the heir to his throne,and the potential spoiler to this global sporting fairytale.
These Argentinian and French Melburnians can agree on one thing ahead of the World Cup final:They all want Lionel Messi to become a world champion. The trouble is,they can’t agree when.