He Appeared to be a fan of Argentina and Messi and was sporting a sky blue turban
Chandigarh: It was an incredible night of drama, high emotion and fluctuating fortunes after Argentina won the World Cup title, ending its wait of 36 years, edging out defending champions France with a 4-2 score on penalties after a 3-3 draw on Sunday, December 18, a report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-3 draw and Kylian Mbappe grabbed a hat-trick to bring the holders back from 2-0 and 3-2 down.
, delivering one of the all-time great finals to cap a wonderful tournament as its two star players delivered command performances on the biggest stage of all.
However, Indian fans on social media were struck by the fact that the bus carrying the Argentinian team to the Lusail Stadium in Qatar for the Finals, was driven by a Sikh man.
Also, the Sikh driver appeared to be a fan of Argentina and Messi as he was sporting a sky blue turban.
Sharing the video on Twitter, Harjinder Singh Kukreja said: “Argentina had an advantage. A Sikh gentleman drove the bus carrying the Argentinian team to the Lusail Stadium in Qatar. That’s a good omen…To top it all, he looked like an Argentinian fan. His sky blue Turban matched all the hype for today’s big final.”
Meanwhile, people were really amazad by this and made heat-touching comments on the post.
For Messi, it was after five attempts and a record 26 World Cup finals matches that he was able to lead Argentina to win the title after 1986.
After the game, players and their families posed for pictures on the pitch and went for a joyous lap of honour, parading the golden trophy they last had their hands on 36 years ago.
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