The biggest event of the year in the world of sports has come to an end, with the Argentina national team winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup. After a hard-fought match against the defending champions, France, Argentina won their first World Cup title in 36 years, led by Lionel Messi and a terrific performance by Angel Di Maria.
Even though this is soccer, the NBA world was paying close attention to the game to find out who would become the new World Cup champion. After a thrilling match that ended 3-3 in overtime, Argentina and France decided the fate of the game and the championship from the penalty spot.
It was the South American team who got the last laugh, beating France 4-2 to earn their third World Cup championship. Lionel Messi ended up as the best player in the competition, earning a lot of praise from everybody.
Argentina Wins FIFA World Cup Final, The NBA World Reacts
Not only the world of soccer showered him with praise, but the NBA world had big reactions to Messi’s performance, Kylian Mbappe willing his team to the penalty shootout and the incredible game we witnessed in Qatar. Stars like LeBron James, Donovan Mitchell, Trae Young, and more took to social media to express how incredible this game was.
MESSI 🫡🐐👏🏾👏🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) December 18, 2022
WOW!!!!!!!! MBAPPE 🔥🔥🔥🔥
— LeBron James (@KingJames) December 18, 2022
This dude is craaaazy 🤣🤣🤣
— kuz (@kylekuzma) December 18, 2022
If there is a better World Cup Final than that, please let me know. pic.twitter.com/hzL4EHXCQJ
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) December 18, 2022
HELL YEAH!!
🏆🐐@adidas @TeamMessi pic.twitter.com/y46BUMlDlN
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) December 18, 2022
WOW!! 🐐 MESSI ! pic.twitter.com/f88UbNXQmP
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) December 18, 2022
Gotta get buddy the new one😂😂😂 https://t.co/vJI3olSLOA
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) December 18, 2022
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) December 18, 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was met with a lot of hate by many people, given all the controversies surrounding their selection and the preparations for the big tournament. Competitive-wise, we have nothing bad to say about it, as we watched incredible matches, with underdog teams surprising the world and big favorites disappointing.
NBA players and fans paid close attention to it and didn’t hesitate to congratulate Lionel Messi, his team, and his rivals for giving us such a memorable matchup. Now, we have to wait four years to see the next World Cup, where hopefully, we can see an even better match to define the champion.
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