Despite only making 19 appearances for Argentina, Tottenham Hotspur star Cristian Romero has won two major international trophies for his country in less than 18 months. Romero starred in Argentina's Copa America winning campaign in the summer of 2021 and played a pivotal role in guiding Argentina to 2022 World Cup glory in Qatar over the weekend.
Romero started with a wobble or two against Saudi Arabia in his first match back from injury in Argentina's opening game, which saw him lose his spot to Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez against Mexico. However, after being brought back into the starting line up against Poland, he gradually impressed more and more in Qatar before stepping up with his best performance to date in the final at the Lusail Stadium.
Although France scored three goals across 120 minutes of football, all scored by Kylian Mbappe, Romero hardly put a foot wrong and deservedly basked in the glory of Argentina's win, which included a particularly noticeable celebration in front of Mbappe.
