World Cup 2022: Messi’s Wife’s Heartwarming Message to Argentina Star

• Antonela Roccuzzo was beside her husband following his magnanimous World Cup win at the FIFA 2022 World Cup hosted in Qatar
• Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to their first World Cup since 1986 with a nerve-wracking penalty shootout win against France
• Roccuzzo has attended all of Argentina's matches as they recovered from an opening-day loss to Saudi Arabia to achieve world glory

Lionel Messi's wife Antonela Roccuzzo has penned a heartwarming message to her husband following Argentina's triumph at the 2022 World cup in Qatar.

Messi finally laid his hands on the trophy he wanted for so long after a nail-biting, end-to-end game against the defending champions France at the Lusail Stadium.

The South American side took the lead via the penalty spot with Messi scoring his sixth goal of the tournament. Angel Di Maria quickly added a second one before the break.

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However, with 10 minutes to go, Messi's teammate Kylian Mbappe turned on in style to score a quickfire double to force the game into extra time where he and Messi scored again to take the game to shootouts.

Messi's wife's message

Roccuzzo, who has been in Qatar the entire time of the World Cup with her three sons, took to her Instagram account and wrote:

"WORLD CHAMPIONS.

I don't even know how to start... pride is greater than what we feel for you. Thank you for teaching us to never give up, you have fought to the end. You are finally a World Champion. We know that you suffered so many years to get what you wanted.

LET'S GO ARGENTINA"

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Messi led his side to their first World Cup trophy since 1986 with an entertaining game at the Lusail Stadium.

It was a game that lived up to its billing with Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe and Messi bringing their A-game to the party. Messi scored twice while Mbappe grabbed a hattrick to force the game to penalty shootouts where Emi Martinez starred with one save.