The FIFA World Cup Deserved Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi scored twice in the 2022 World Cup final against France — a match watched by 1.5 billion people — as Argentina triumphed 3-3 on penalties after extra time. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick, but French misses from Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni proved decisive. The planet's most beautiful player finally claimed the biggest prize in football.

It would have been a great injustice if Messi hadn't got that opportunity to have that memorable stolen kiss on the trophy.