Superstar Lionel Messi has won cIf Man City is considered the dominant force on the international football field at the club level in 2023, then a little higher, the arena for national teams recorded the victory of Argentina, the reigning World Cup champion.
Celebrating one year of victory at the 2022 World Cup, Argentina made a short film about the country’s football team winning the world championship for the third time in history.
Glorious nostalgia
The short film was released in December 2023 as a gift that the Argentine Football Association (AFA) brought to the people of the land of Tango dance, reminding of unforgettable moments in each person’s memory, especially when the ball falls. Stone partly dispels worries about the economic crisis shadowing this country at the time of the World Cup in Qata
Social networks in Argentina and then the whole South American region exploded after the short film was released. In the film, three families in Argentina admire and talk about the three biggest stars in the sky – representing the three World Cup championships that “La Albiceleste” has won.
The first family consists of father and daughter, talking about the first star representing the 1978 World Cup title.
The father said that this is a very hard star to find because it has to shine in the dark, referring to the difficulty of winning the first championship, officially putting Argentina’s name with stars like Mario Kempes, Daniel Passarella… on the world football map.
The second family consists of father and son, talking about the second star, representing the victory at the 1986 World Cup.
The father said that this star shines from within and when it appears, it makes the English defenders cry. The dialogue refers to the 1986 World Cup quarter-final, where Diego Maradona scored two goals to help Argentina beat England 2-1, including one goal scored with the “hand of God” and another considered the most beautiful goal of the 20th century.
Argentina is crowned at the 2022 World Cup
The third family consists of mother, son and daughter, talking about the third star, representing the 2022 World Cup.
The mother asserted that the star brought the greatest joy when it was needed most, as the title came at a time when Argentina was mired in economic crisis.
The mother also explained how the sparkling star, sometimes dim, sometimes bright, symbolizes the breathtaking chase in the final between Argentina and France.
Messi is mentioned in this section as the soul of the team’s glory.
Strength affirms strength
Fully 12 months after being crowned World Cup champion in Qatar, Argentina continues to maintain its leading position on FIFA’s world football rankings.
With 1855.2 points, “La Albiceleste” sits comfortably at the top, consolidating its position as the best team in the world in 2023.
Argentina beat Brazil in the “super classic” South American match in November 2023
The dominance of Lionel Messi and his teammates is demonstrated by the way they convincingly lead the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America.
Apart from a single defeat in the clash with rivals Uruguay, Argentina won all five remaining matches, including handing Brazil their first home defeat in World Cup qualifying history.
Not to mention Argentina also won all four friendly matches in the first six months of the year.
Many people were worried that after a period of brilliant sublimation with three top titles including the 2021 Copa America championship, the 2022 Intercontinental Super Cup title and the 2022 World Cup championship, “La Albiceleste” would quickly fade away like the Italians did after winning the 2006 World Cup.
The Thien Thanh team, except for winning the EURO 2020 championship, has been continuously absent from World Cups after the generation of Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Nesta…
Messi scored twice in a 2-0 win over Peru
It is not difficult to see the difference between Argentina and Italy, or more precisely, the way the two football cultures do things. Lionel Scaloni was just an unknown coach when he accepted to lead the Argentina team after the “incident” of the 2018 World Cup.
However, the 45-year-old strategist’s name quickly became famous when he turned the Argentina team into a united team, a real family, in which the superstar duo Lionel Messi and Angel di Maria were like people. oldest brother.
Not only did Lionel Scaloni successfully convince Messi to return to the team after many times announcing his retirement, he also built an Argentina that operates harmoniously and cohesively.
Does Lionel Messi need to conserve maximum energy in every match to be ready for any situation that creates a breakthrough? No problem and all teammates do not hesitate to stay in the background, do everything to regain control and then pass the ball to Messi to make a difference.
Argentina plays better and better under coach Lionel Scaloni
Having declared that the 2022 World Cup is the last major tournament, up to now, Messi is still diligently playing in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers as well as pledging to join his teammates in fighting to defend the South American throne at the Copa America. upcoming.
At the age of 36, no one knows where “La Pulga” will end.
He found new motivation for himself by going to the US to play for the young team Inter Miami and continued to flourish with the 8th Golden Ball title and the 3rd “FIFA The Best” title in his career.
“Golden Age Barcelona” version
Barcelona during its golden period won 2 Champions Leagues and 3 La Liga titles in just four seasons.
Pep Guardiola, in his first season leading the Catalan team, also won the historic “sixteenth cup” in the 2008-2009 season. That was the time when the quartet Busquet-Xavi-Iniesta-Messi formed a true “diamond” both in tactical combat on the field and on the sparkling crown of the No. 1 team in Europe and the world.
Messi is qualified to talk about the old Barcelona and the current version of the Argentina team, not only because he is a key member of both of those powerful teams.
He affirmed that “La Albiceleste” is approaching the results of Barcelona in the past when they play better and are ready to overcome all the most difficult barriers.
With Messi, Argentina approaches Barcelona’s achievements in the 2000s
Once he got rid of all the pressure of achievement, Lionel Messi became more and more attached to his hometown team and was an important driving force to help the South American team achieve all success.
After historic defeats in three major finals (World Cup 2014, Copa America 2015, Copa America 2016), Argentina knew how to explode with Lionel Scaloni and Messi, conquering three major titles in a row to fill their name. history.
Argentina’s achievements have been unparalleled since winning the 2022 World Cup
2024 is full of competitions in which world champion Argentina will have to continue to assert its role and position.
The South American World Cup qualifiers are actually only 1/3 of the way through and it’s still too early to talk about anything in the future.
Even Copa America 2024 will not be a playground for friendly matches, but instead will be heated competitions above the necessary level that are often seen on South American football fields.
That is also the time when Argentina must demonstrate its full potential, of course, still under the leadership of the genius player, the most outstanding figure of world football in the 21st century, Lionel Messi.
ountless big and small titles from the club level to the national team. The most notable of which is the 2022 FIFA World Cup championship and the “unprecedented” record of 8 Golden Balls.
