Paris Saint Germain striker, Lionel Messi’s has added one more accolade to his large collection in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup....CONTINUE READING
He was voted as the man of the match in Argentina’s 2-1 win over Australia by the world football governing body FIFA.
By winning this, he has surpassed his rival, Cristiano Ronaldo as the player with the most man of the match award in the history of FIFA World Cup.
It will be recalled that after the group stage match between Portugal and Ghana, Cristiano Ronaldo made headlines by winning his 7th man of the match award and was praised for being the player with the most award.
Lionel Messi went on to equal his accomplishment after winning the award following his fine performance in the Argentine’s 2-0 win over Mexico. He has now won another to make it his 8th man of the match award in the FIFA World Cup.
The former Barcelona star player won the award following his fine performance which included scoring a goal and creating lots of goalscoring opportunities for the team particularly the golden opportunity that was missed by Lautaro Martinez.
