Lionel Andres Messi He was the owner of the 2022 World Cup. The 10th Argentine was the greatest of all. Not only by level, but also by age. Because he signed an anthology World Cup at the age of 35. No player had been as relevant after the age of 30. Read more about minute-by-minute coverage of Clarin:
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Messi, the greatest of all: world anthology at 35 years old
Lionel Messi had his World Cup in Qatar 2022. In addition to winning the cup, he was the most unbalanced player in the tournament. And all this at 35, a much higher age than other stars who have left their mark on the Cup.
Hungarian Ferenc Puskas played his best World Cup (Switzerland 1954) at 27 years old. Brazilian Garrincha (Chile 62) was 28 when he made his name. Pelé of São Paulo distinguished himself at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden at the age of 16 and set off gloriously at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico at the age of 29.
German Frank Beckenbauer shone at 20 and lifted the World Cup at 29, in Germany 1974. In that same tournament, Dutchman Johan Cruyff played his one and only World Cup at 27.
Brazilian Ronaldo broke it in France 1998 (21 years old) and was goalscorer and champion at 25 years in Korea-Japan 2002. The same age as Diego Maradona in Mexico 1986. When he played with a swollen ankle in Italy 1990 he had 29 years old .
The return of the Selection will take place between night and dawn
The world champion national soccer teamwill arrive in the country between Monday evening and Tuesday morning on an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight from Qatar and not this afternoon as originally planned, company sources said.
Lisandro Martínez’s funny reaction when “Dibu” Martínez caught him playing video games before traveling to Argentina
The world champion archer filmed his teammates in front of the television, with glasses and at 6am in Qatar. “We have to get on the plane,” he joked to them. Read more.
The world champion team left for Argentina
The Argentinian team’s flight departed several hours late, as originally agreed.
With a few hours of delay, Aerolíneas Argentinas flight AR1915, carrying the squad of the world champion team, took off from Doha airport and began the return journey of the players to Argentina, where a great welcome.
The albicelesti footballers will stop at Fiumicino airport in Rome and then begin their journey to Ezeiza international airport.
Nicolás Otamendi: “A date that will be marked for the rest of my life”
Before embarking on the return trip to Argentina, Nicolás Otamendi, a figure in the defense of the newly selected world champion, made a publication on his social networks in which he stressed that December 18 will be “a date that will be marked” by the rest of the his life.
Source: Clarin
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