Lionel Messi Convinced Magic Exists After World Cup Success

• Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to the Holy Grail in Qatar last month
• Messi crowned an exceptional 2022 in the best possible fashion, winning the FIFA World Cup with Argentina
• The PSG superstar and his Argentina teammates went from the worst to the best in the Mundial

Lionel Messi has admitted that Argentina's 2022 World Cup victory was magical.

The 35-year-old played a starring role for La Albiceleste in securing their third World Cup title after edging France in a pulsating final.

Messi's Argentina recovered from a shock defeat to minnows Saudi Arabia to top their group ahead of Poland and Mexico.

In the knockout phase, the South American giants had a rollercoaster ride against Australia in the last 16 before nearly succumbing to a heartbreaking loss to the Netherlands in a tempestuous affair.

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Lionel Scaloni's charges will punch their ticket to the final in their most convincing game of the tournament with a 3-0 win over Croatia, who reached the semis by upsetting Brazil at the quarterfinal stage, per Euronews.

Argentina then sold a classic World Cup final, touted as the best-ever Grand Finale in the history of the Mundial, with Messi himself grabbing a brace.

Despite France's defiance, Messi's Argentina will survive another tough litmus test to win the ultimate prize, the Guardian reports.

Reflecting on Argentina's World Cup triumph almost three weeks after achieving the Holy Grail in Qatar, Messi has concluded their run was 'magical'.

The 35-year-old, who has been winning individual accolades since December 18, took to Instagram to express his thoughts.

"How are you going to convince me that magic doesn't exist?" Lionel Messi quipped.

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Lionel Messi has been named the 'World's Best Player' for 2022 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

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Messi crowned an exceptional 2022 in the best possible fashion, winning the FIFA World Cup with Argentina while also emerging as the tournament's best player.

Aside from edging Mbappe and other top contenders, Messi was also named the winner of the IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer 2022 Award.

Messi beats Mbappe to top prize again

Sports Brief earlier reported that Paris Saint-Germain attacker Lionel Messi has won another distinguished accolade for the first time in his illustrious career following his World Cup victory with Argentina.

Messi steered La Albiceste to defeat France in the World Cup final via penalties, scoring two goals in regular time while fellow teammate Kylian Mbappe netted a hat-trick for the losing team.

French media outlet L'Equipe has honoured the Argentine genius with another award following his heroics in Qatar.