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Lionel Messi's World Cup post overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo's Instagram record

talksport.com, 19 December 2022, 15:40
After winning the World Cup on Sunday, many fans believe Lionel Messi has won the GOAT debate between him and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The 35-year-old has outdone Ronaldo with his latest Instagram post, however.

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Soon after becoming a world champion, Messi shared an image of him holding the World Cup trophy during Argentina's celebrations.

Such a picture has received around 44.8million likes on Instagram, which is now the most for a sportsperson on the site.

It has surpassed Ronaldo's post of the duo sitting together at a chessboard for a collaboration with Louis Vuitton ahead of the World Cup, which stands at almost 42million likes.

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However, Messi's is still not Instagram's most successful ever post.

World_record_egg currently holds the title with 56million likes, but Messi could find himself topping the charts very soon.

Messi played a key role in Argentina's World Cup final win over France on Sunday, the South Americans' third ever title.

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Messi scored twice, while Kylian Mbappe netted a hat-trick as the two sides drew 3-3 in extra time to send it to penalties.

Argentina would go on to score all four of their spot-kicks, stealing the crown from the reigning champions, who missed two of theirs.

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