Messi and Ronaldo chase football glory one last time
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Messi and Ronaldo chase football glory one last time

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The boy, about 12, sobs uncontrollably. It’s 26 June and Lionel Messi has just scored Argentina’s first goal against Nigeria in the 14th minute of a Group D match of the 2018 World Cup at Saint Petersburg, Russia. The crowd goes berserk; over 60,000 of them, predominantly Argentinian fans, many of them unsure whether this is Messi’s last World Cup. Who knew it would be Diego Maradona’s last World Cup appearance; Argentina’s greatest footballer died in November 2020. “Winning the World Cup is one of the most prestigious accomplishments in any footballer’s life,” says former India player Robin Singh, who will be a television expert on Viacom18 Sports’ FIFA World Cup 2022 panel.

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