Why was Messi voted the best player of the cup?

The 2022 World Cup held in Qatar ended on Sunday, December 18th, and Messi was named the best player of the tournament.

But why did Argentina's number 10 win this award and beat opponents like Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann, from France, and Croatian Luka Modric?

To find out the answer, read this content until the end and you will understand why “La Pulga” was awarded in this exciting cup!

Lionel Messi: Why did Argentina's number 10 win the award?

After Argentina's victory over France on penalties in the Qatar World Cup final, individual awards were given to the players.

Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez received the trophy for best goalkeeper, while Enzo Fernández won the award for young player or revelation of the cup, both athletes from the Argentine national team.

In the award for the best of the World Cup, number 10 Lionel Messi He was elected, just as he had been in the 2014 World Cup, held in Brazil.

However, unlike that time, the Argentine star received the award with a big smile on his face and lots of celebration after winning the title.

But what did Messi win this prize?

Many people believed that Mbappé, the Argentine's PSG teammate, could receive the award, after all, he scored three goals in the final.

Despite the great performance of France's 10 in the last game, if the comparison between the stars is made across the entire tournament, as happens, Messi stays in front.

The Albiceleste star scored seven goals in the cup, one in each stage of the tournament, and was the first to score in the four knockout games.

In this World Cup, with seven goals scored, more than he had scored in three World Cups, the Argentine surpassed Pelé in the total number of goals, reaching 13.

Lionel was also responsible for scoring two goals in the final, the first from a penalty and the third for Argentina, in extra time.

Furthermore, Argentina's 10 also participated in three other goals for his team through assists.

 Unlike what happened in the 2014 World Cup, when he lost the title in the final against Germany and did not score goals in knockout games, in this edition of the tournament Lionel Messi it was impressive.

The star broke several records, such as the most number of cup games and the only one to be crowned twice with the award for the best player in a world cup.

If after the 2014 final, lost at Maracanã, many believed that Messi It was over for the Argentina team, the star proved them wrong.

He was the leader of that team and mainly responsible for bringing the third star to the country of Maradona and Evita Perón.

The PSG player had really impressive stats in the tournament, according to Footstats, which were:

• 19 correct shots on goal
• 17 correct/completed dribbles
• 287 passes
• 20 fouls suffered

Throughout the World Cup, he received the best player of the match award four times, out of the seven games in which he played.

All of this helps to show why Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini was voted the best of the 2022 World Cup.

And Kylian Mbappé?

The young French star Mbappé made history at this World Cup in Qatar by scoring a hat-trick in the final, that is, he scored three goals in the decisive match of the tournament.

To give you an idea of the feat, the French national team's number 10 is only the 2nd player in the world to have achieved this feat.

The first to score a hat-trick in a cup final was England's Geoff Hurst, as England won the title in 1966.

Therefore, it took 56 years before a player managed to find the net three times in the most important game of a World Cup, which shows how the French star has already made history.

The number 10 scored four goals in two cup finals (three in this edition and one in 2018), which puts him on the list of players who scored in more than one final and is leading with the most goals.

In addition to these 3 goals in the final, Mbappé scored 5 more goals and finished the tournament as top scorer in the 2022 World Cup, apart from the fact that he reached none other than Pelé in the number of goals in the cup (there are 12 so far).

There is no doubt that with at least two more cups to go, Mbappé has everything it takes to overtake Miroslav Klose and become the greatest scorer in the history of cups and even win another title with the good French generation.

But why, even with all this, didn't he win the title of best player at this tournament in Qatar?

Well, for everything that was shown previously about Messi At this World Cup in Qatar in 2022, there is no way to dispute the Argentine star's award.

Although Mbappé's performance was extraordinary, especially in the final, throughout the World Cup Argentina's number 10 was much more important for his team.

Without Messi, the “Hermanos” would hardly have taken home the title, so for all these reasons, it is clear why the election of Messi as the best in the cup it was much more than fair!

Conclusion

As seen, after the consecration of Argentina's title on penalties against France, Lio Messi was chosen as the best player of the 2022 World Cup, and if there are any doubts about why, we answer everything here. 

In this content, we make it very clear how the numbers of Messi in the cup they were impressive, much better than in 2014, when he was also elected, despite being runner-up.

Even with everything that Mbappé, the Argentine's natural replacement as the best future in the world, did, there is no doubt that this was “La Pulga's” cup.

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