Argentina forward Lionel Messi recalled his emotions after winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
"A thousand thoughts flashed through my head... It's hard to explain what you feel at that moment. It was important to send a signal to my family in the stands so that we could share this moment together. I have been fighting for this dream all my life.
It was my dream, but it was the dream of my family, my friends and the whole of Argentina. I said to myself: "That's it, I've won it all". When I saw the World Cup on the stage, I couldn't believe that it was ours, that we had become world champions. It was the first time I had the opportunity to touch it, and I immediately wanted to kiss it. I wanted to enjoy every second of that moment," L'Équipe quoted Messi as saying.