This was Messi’s World Cup and that was rubber-stamped as he was named the player of the tournament. Kylian Mbappe from France and Luka Modric from Croatia came second and third respectively.
Emiliano Martinez from Argentina collects Golden Glove
Doha, Qatar: After a thrilling final where Argentina beat France on penalties, the awards for the World Cup 2022 were also announced, an IANS report in The Tribune, Chanddigarh, says.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi Argentina was confirmed as the best player at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar where some of the biggest names in football were recognized.
The Argentinian forward won the Adidas Golden Ball, which is awarded to the best player by the FIFA Technical Study Group.
Kylian Mbappe from France and Luka Modric from Croatia came second and third respectively.
This was Messi’s World Cup and that was rubber-stamped as he was named the player of the tournament.
He became the first man to score in the last 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final of the same edition and won the individual accolade for a second time.
The Adidas Golden Boot was won by Mbappe, with eight goals and two assists. Messi collected the Silver Boot and Olivier Giroud from France the Bronze.
Emiliano Martinez from Argentina collected the Adidas Golden Glove.
Enzo Fernandez (Argentina) was given the best young player in Qatar.
England did not leave Qatar empty-handed after all as it received the FIFA Fair Play award.
Why Messi wore a Qatari black cloak at prize-giving ceremony
While Argentina celebrated and Lionel Messi’s fans world were overjoyed, one thing that grabbed eyeballs was the Argentina captain wearing a black cloak as he held the trophy.
Messi was wrapped in a traditional Gulf cloak presented to him by Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani before Tamim handed him the World Cup trophy.
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According to journalist Uzair Rizvi, Lionel Messi was honoured with a black cloak called ‘Bisht’. In Arab tradition it is worn on special or prestigious occasions.
Qatar simply acknowledged Messi’s win in their own tradition, he tweeted.
However, Twitterati was divided over Qatar’s ruler wrapping Messi in black cloak.
While some maintained that it was Qatar’s way of acknowledging Messi’s win in their own tradition, many felt that Argentina captain should have lifted the coveted golden trophy in his ‘blue and white jersey’.
Here are some reactions:
Messi has waited his entire life to lift the World Cup in Argentina’s blue and white stripes and when the moment comes he gets draped in a black and gold cloak.
Oliver Young-Myles (@OMyles90) December 18, 2022
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