King Pelé appreciated. This breathtaking World Cup final between Argentina and France, finally won by the Albiceleste (3-3/4 tab 2) did not leave many people indifferent. And even less the finest connoisseurs of football, starting with the ironic Brazilian number 10. “What a gift it was to watch this show for the future of our sport,” he said in an Instagram post.
The man with 1000 career goals, then greeted Lionel Messi, winner of his first planetary title, but also the loser of the day, Kylian Mbappé, author of a hat-trick this Sunday evening in Doha. “Today, football continues to tell its story, as always, in an exciting way. Messi wins his first World Cup, as his trajectory deserved. And my dear friend, Mbappé, who scores four goals in the final. “, wrote King Pelé who obviously took into account the shot on goal succeeded by the tricolor crack.
“Diego is certainly smiling at the moment”
The former number 10 auriverde, whose state of health has sometimes worried in recent weeks, also did not fail to say a word to the place of the Moroccan selection, surprise semi-finalist of this World Cup 2022. And I could not fail to congratulate Morocco for this incredible campaign. Great to see Africa shine,” he wrote. It must be said that before this 2022 edition, no African team had climbed into the last four of a World Cup.
All before reiterating his congratulations to the Albiceleste: “Congratulations to Argentina! Diego is certainly smiling at the moment”. King Pelé refers here to Diego Maradona, former glory of Argentine football, world champion in 1986 and who died on November 25, 2020. And who today does indeed have an heir in the person of Lionel Messi.