New Delhi: Lionel Messi is aiming to lift the FIFA World Cup trophy like cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar in his fifth and final World Cup. Sachin lifted the trophy in his final World Cup tournament in 2011. In such a situation, Indian football fans are also praying to see Messi lift the FIFA World Cup trophy in Qatar on Sunday.
Speaking to PTI, Mumbai-based lawyer Deepto Roy, who has traveled to Doha to watch the semi-final and final, said that now I just want to see Messi lift the World Cup trophy. If I don’t watch a game after that day, I won’t regret it. Roy further added that being an Indian, he watched the Cricket World Cup final in Mumbai. Messi makes you feel like Sachin. It seems the whole world wants to see Messi lift the World Cup. We hear about fairy tales and I want to live in them.
Lionel Messi will bid farewell to his international career after Sunday’s final
Doha: One of the greatest football players, Argentina captain Lionel Messi has confirmed that he will play his last World Cup match in the final of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Sunday. “I feel very happy after arriving here,” Messi told Argentinian media outlet Diario Deportivo Ole. I will end my World Cup journey by playing my last game in the final. The Argentina captain said that there is plenty of time for the next World Cup. I don’t think I can do it again. Messi said that everything is well and good, but the important thing is to be able to achieve the team’s goal. It is the most beautiful thing. After working hard, we are just one step away from the title and this time we are ready to go all out.