Argentina defeated France in the final of the FIFA World Cup final at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, to lift their third-ever trophy in the mega tournament’s history and their first since the 1986 win. This was also a special moment for Lionel Messi as he tasted success in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in his career after a long wait of 16 years.
Lionel Messi also reached another milestone off the field, after his memorable win at the FIFA World Cup final. he now becomes the second person in history, after his on-field rival Cristiano Ronaldo to reach 400 million followers on Instagram. Before the FIFA World Cup started, Messi had 376 million followers, which has shot up by 24 million since his campaign began.
Cristiano Ronaldo is still the most searched person on Instagram with 519 million followers on the platform, and Lionel Messi is still the second most followed person on Instagram. In fact, Cristiano Ronaldo is the first person in history to reach 500 million followers on Instagram, and it will be interesting to see when Messi gathers 100 million more followers to breach the 500 million mark.
A few days ago, Lionel Messi posted a photo on his Instagram profile after winning the World Cup, with a heartfelt caption.
“WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!! I dreamed it so many times, I wanted it so much that I still haven’t fallen, I can’t believe it……,” Messi wrote on Instagram in Spanish.
“Thank you very much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us. We demonstrate once again that Argentines when we fight together and united we are capable of achieving what we set out to do. The merit belongs to this group, which is above individualities, it is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also the dream of all Argentines… We did it!!! GO ARGENTINA!!!!! we are seeing each other very soon,” he added.
This post, with more than 45 million likes, is now the most-liked Instagram post by a sportsperson, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo’s famous photo of him and Messi playing a game of chess.
