Lionel Messi posts his first Instagram after winning the World Cup | OneFootball

Lionel Messi is a world champion.

The superstar has led his country to the biggest prize in football by winning the 2022 World Cup.

In doing so, his status as the greatest player of all time is now surely cemented.

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Messi scored twice in a quite incredible final against France.

Argentina led 2-0 at half time and it looked as though they would stroll to their third ever World Cup triumph.

Messi had opened the scoring from the penalty spot before the brilliant Angel Di Maria doubled their lead 10 minutes later following a quick counter-attack.

Emiliano Martinez in the Argentine goal was a spectator for 80 minutes as his side dominated.

However, within two minutes, Kylian Mbappe burst into life and scored twice to force extra-time.

The first was from the penalty spot, while the second was a stunning volley.

All the momentum was now with France.

But this final didn’t care for narratives and it was Messi who scored the next goal, with just 12 minutes of extra time remaining.

And yet he and Argentina were still made to wait to lift the trophy because with just a few minutes remaining, France were awarded another spot-kick which Mbappe dispatched to complete his hat-trick.

Both Mbappe and Messi led by example in the penalty shootout with successful kicks.

But misses from Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni meant Argentina and Messi could finally get their hands on the trophy.

Incredible.

The celebrations that followed involving Messi and his Argentine teammates were pretty incredible.

It was hours until Argentine left the Lusail Stadium to return to their hotel where they would no doubt have the party of their lives.

And Messi found a few quiet moments to post on social media.

And it might just set the record for the most ‘likes’ on an Instagram post ever which is currently a photo of an egg – which received 56.1 million ‘likes’.

Inside half an hour, Messi’s post has got almost 10 million.

Lionel Messi’s first Instagram post after winning the World Cup

He uploaded a series of epic pictures with the caption: “CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!!!!!!! 🌎🏆 So many times I dreamed it, so much I wanted it that I still don’t fall, I can’t believe it…… Thank you so much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us. We prove once again that Argentinians when we fight together and united we are able to achieve what we aim. The merit is of this group, which is above individuals, is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also the one of all Argentinians… We did it!!! LET’S GO ARGENTINA DAMN!!!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 We’re seeing each other very soon…”

No, Lionel. Thank YOU. Thank you for entertaining us for almost two decades with the greatest football that one player has ever produced.

You deserve this World Cup more than anyone.

The GOAT.