Cristiano Ronaldo does not believe winning the World Cup will impact either his or Lionel Messi ’s legacy after Argentina defeated France in a memorable final.
Messi netted two goals in the encounter – opening the scoring from the penalty spot before restoring Argentina’s lead in the second half of extra-time after Lautaro Martinez’s initial effort was saved by Hugo Lloris – while also finding the net in the penalty shootout victory.
The Argentine superstar was pipped to the Golden Boot title by his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe – whose remarkable hat-trick in the final saw him was the first treble in the game since Geoff Hurst in 1966 – but this will be remembered as Messi’s World Cup, and could reinforce his position as the greatest footballer of all time.
