Brazil legend Pele insists "Diego is smiling now" after Argentina won the first World Cup since the passing of one of their greatest sons.
Diego Maradona died in November 2020 and, up until Sunday's final, had been the last man to captain the South Americans to a World Cup triumph way back in 1986. Lionel Messi had long failed to emulate his idol, but finally captured football's biggest prize at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar.
Argentina beat France on penalties after a sensational contest that had ended 3-3 after extra-time. Messi scored two of his side's three, as well as coolly converting a penalty in the shootout. Pele captured three World Cups during his iconic career and has cited Maradona in a social media post.
