FIFA Posts Stunning Video of Messi’s Last World Cup Goal Which Was Against Nigeria

FIFA Posts Stunning Video of Messi’s Last World Cup Goal Which Was Against Nigeria

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:17 PM
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  • FIFA has shared an awesome video of PSG star Lionel Messi scoring his last World Cup goal against Nigeria
  • The former Barcelona captain netted Argentina's first goal in their 2-1 win over Nigeria in last group D match at Russia 2018
  • Argentina qualified for the knockout stage before losing against France who went on to win the title

World football governing body has posted adorable video of Lionel Messi's last World Cup goal scored at the 2018 edition of the tournament which was against Nigeria.

FIFA shared this, hours to Argentina's first match at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar against Saudi Arabia in which Messi is expected to lead the attack for his national team.

There is no doubt about the fact that Messi is one of the biggest players on earth considering his achievement and massive contributions to the development of the round leather game.

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FIFA posts video of Lionel Messi's last World Cup goal which was against Nigeria. Photo by Ian MacNicol
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The former Barcelona captain remains the record winner of the Ballon d'Or award having tucked away seven in his cabinet.

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Goal against Super Eagles

At the Russia 2018 World Cup, Nigeria and Argentina faced in the last group D game in which the West Africans needed only a draw to qualify for the knockout.

Argentina on the other hand needed to win and they beat Nigeria 2-1 with Lionel Messi netting the first goal.

Messi picked the ball from middle and made superb run beating Omeruo before firing into the net in the 14th minute.

Former Chelsea star Victor Moses restored parity for Nigeria in the 51st minute before Marcos Rojo netted the winner for Argentina in the 86th minute.

Video of Messi's goal below

Ronaldo Reveals plans for Messi

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Cristiano Ronaldo used an interesting analogy as he revealed his plans in Qatar as Portugal get ready to get their World Cup campaign going.

Ronaldo used the chess analogy after he and his arch-rival Lionel Messi came together to promote brand designer Louis Vuitton.

The ingenuity of photographer Annie Leibovitz broke the internet after both superstars posted the image on their social media handles.

Ronaldo has now revealed that he would love to get one better of his rival at the World Cup. With both stars extremely advanced in their footballing years, Qatar 2022 might be their last World Cup.

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