Okean Elzy vocalist Svyatoslav Vakarchuk commented on Argentina's victory at the 2022 World Cup.
“I am sincerely happy that Lionel Messi won the World Cup. Not because I really love him as a football player. Not because I'm a big fan of Argentinean football (actually, I'm more fond of Barça's football from the times of Iniesta and Xavi), but because it's Fair. This is how it should have happened.
A man who for twenty years attracted the attention of the whole world with his talent, his achievements, his humanity, simply had to rise to this peak. He deserved it. From a football point of view. From the human From historical.
A big fairy tale for millions of children who are just growing up today ended as it should have ended - with a happy ending.
France is a great team. And today's game is outstanding from all points of view. And Mbappe is a brilliant football player who still has a lot of victories ahead (I hope). But today Argentina won. And this is fair.
I was incredibly inspired by this fairy tale, the moral of which is as follows: perseverance, motivation and will sooner or later lead to Victory,” Vakarchuk wrote on his Facebook page.